22/07/2025
JOIE ✨So proud to announce that our first feature film LOST LAND ( LES FLEURS DU MANGUIER) directed by Akio Fujimoto, will have its World Premiere at the 82nd La Biennale di Venezia✨
In the hope of reuniting with their scattered family, Shafi (4) and his sister Somira (9) leave a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh on a perilous journey to reach Malaysia.
LOST LAND tells the story of exile, tracing one of the most perilous migration routes in the world. But it is also a story of emancipation, an odyssey of survival through a childlike gaze. Through this film, Akio beautifully captures silences and the invisible thread that ties people together, making space for what is rarely seen and for voices we never hear.
Written, directed and edited by Akio Fujimoto
Guided by the magistral images of Yoshio Kitagawa
The perfect ears of Youki Yaei
The beautiful colors of Yov Moor
The sensitive Music of Ernst Reijseger
And to our incredible cast and crew.. With whom LOST LAND was born.
We are so grateful to our friend Kazutaka Watanabe from E.x.N K.K for welcoming us on this project and our co-producers in Japan, Malaysia, and Germany who have been wonderful partners along the way.
Produced by Kazutaka Watanabe 🇯🇵 co-produced by Angèle de Lorme 🇫🇷,Sujauddin Karimuddin 💚, Elise Shick 🇲🇾, Christian Jilka 🇩🇪 with the support of Shogo Yasukawa, Eric Nyari, Mizue Kunizane
French distribution : Arizona Distribution
We are beyond thankful to the people, funds and labs that believed and supported us l'Aide aux cinémas du monde - CNC - Institut français, Agency for Cultural affairs, Japan Arts Council, The Japan Foundation, JLox+ Far East Film Festival Focus Asia 2024, European Work in Progress, First cut lab et many more ! We can’t wait to share the film with you
