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Bashing (バッシング, Basshingu) is a 2005 film by Masahiro Kobayashi. It premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. Bashing went on to win special jury award at the Fajr Film Festival and won grand prize at Tokyo FILMeX.
Bashing. 2005. 1 hr 22 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Masahiro Kobayashi draws on true life tragedy to craft this heart wrenching drama about a Japanese aid worker who finds that being kidnapped in...
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Sep 28, 2011 · 28 September 2011. by Tom Mes. When it was announced that Masahiro Kobayashi's Bashing was selected for the 2005 Palme d'Or competition at Cannes - the director's fourth consecutive film to receive the honour - the news raised more than a few eyebrows in the Japanese film industry and among observers of the nation's cinema abroad.
5 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. A touching movie based on a real story. a-cinema-history 28 May 2005. This film is based on the real story of a girl who is back at home in Japan after having taken hostage in Iraq, where she was gone to do charity work.
Cast. 82 mins More at IMDb TMDb. Yuko is a Japanese girl who was taken hostage in Iraq while volunteering there as an aid worker. Finally released and back in her hometown, Yuko finds herself ostracized as a national disgrace by society that sees her helping a country other than Japan, and the embarrassment of getting captured but not killed ...
Synopsis by Jason Buchanan. Masahiro Kobayashi draws on true life tragedy to craft this heart wrenching drama about a Japanese aid worker who finds that being kidnapped in war-torn Iraq was only the beginning of her lifelong nightmare. A compassionate woman who longed to make a difference by helping the people of Iraq, Yuko (Fusako Urabe) makes ...
