The Clone Returns Home

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The Clone Returns Home

2008

1h 50m

Drama

Sci-Fi

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An exploration of the influence technology has on human memory and experience.

Olivia Popp

Asian Movie Pulse

Nakajima carefully explores what happens when a loss is too strong, too severe, and too lasting — and the lengths to which the mind, heart, and soul will go to try and remedy it.

May 21, 2023

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Dustin Chang

ScreenAnarchy

Kanji Nakajima's meta-physical Japanese sci-fi illustrates the moral implications of human cloning in a very direct yet elegant manner.

Apr 12, 2021

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Dustin Chang

Floating World

There are creepy yet stunningly beautiful images as the ghosts materialize themselves as past meets present. Deeply moving and contemplative, The Clone Returns Home is one of the most stunning debut features in years.

Mar 24, 2021

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The Clone Returns Home is the type of foreign film you must get into vibe of to be able to appreciate. This is a quiet, existential film, a meditation on soul, self, and family. It is very pensive and a bit mysterious; it feels like reading a book and watching a nature show at the same time. The Clone Returns Home is definitely the type of film you have to be in the mood for, and if you are then it is a nice watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Um astronauta vítima de um acidente no espaço é reconstruído como um clone de si mesmo. A ficção científica explora mais o lado espiritual da questão: como é que fica a memória afetiva, a alma, o destino da pessoa? Através de uma linguagem muito introspectiva, visual desolador e momentos de longo silêncio esse filme propõe uma reflexão profunda sobre a vida.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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The filmmaker crafts an atmospheric tale of ambiguity where madness mixes with the mundane. The film manages to be eerie and tense at moments, lighthearted at others, and still confusing at other moments producing a beautiful piece of artwork.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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I liked this film alot, got a little lost in the middle... definitely heartfelt...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

How has this not been released yet in the US?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Meditative sci-fi gem, a hauntingly emotional human study. Reminiscent of Tarkovsky.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Kohei Takahara

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Synopsis

An exploration of the influence technology has on human memory and experience.

Director: Kanji Nakajima
Producer: Kiyoshi Inoue, Yoshiaki Tago, Rie Yamamoto
Screenwriter: Kanji Nakajima
Production Co: AnimEigo
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 50m