Hanami

Hanami (2025)

On a remote volcanic island that everybody wants to leave, little Nana learns to stay. Her mother, Nia, went into exile right after she was born and Nana grows up in the family of her father. One day, the family learns that Nia is ill. Nana begins to develop high fevers and is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment. There she encounters a world steeped in magical realism, between dreams and reality. Later, when Nana is a teenager, her mother Nia finally returns to the island.

Date of release
2025-05-15
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Director
Denise Fernandes

Casting

Interesting facts

Hanami is a 2024 drama film co-written and directed by Denise Fernandes in her first feature film. A co-production between Switzerland, Portugal and Cape Verde, it centres on the coming of age of Nana on the island of Fogo in Cape Verde. The film premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Best Emerging Director Award, and was later screened at festivals including Vancouver, London, Chicago and Göteborg.

Production

Hanami was co-written by Denise Fernandes and Telmo Churro. Fernandes has said that she made Cape Verde and its people the central theme of her first feature film.

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