L'Île Nue

An arid patch of land meets a family raising two boys. For years the couple hauls fresh water uphill while the children keep the farm alive. A dry spell coats every sunrise with quiet dread. A black-and-white devotion to routine captures what survives when nobody else is watching.

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Kaneto Shindō directed L'Île Nue in 1960. See Kaneto Shindō's full filmography, where to start with Kaneto Shindō, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kaneto Shindō.

L'Île Nue was released in 1960 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.