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06/05/2004 Animation 0h 6m
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Overview

A woman tells her story. She can't sleep. She works in a sushi shop in a seaside city. We see fishing boats arrive, fish sorted and sold at market, then chopped and boxed at the factory. At her shop, live fish swim in tanks. She's tired. She tries various methods to break her insomnia, none are successful. Late one night, two weeks into her ordeal, she rides her motor scooter at top speed into a realm of discovery. Will sleep and insight be of help? BAFTA winner

  1. Gaëlle Denis

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Caroline Bresard

    (voice)

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-04-03
“Naoko” is a young woman who works in a sushi bar, lives above the shop and hasn’t had a decent sleep for over a fortnight. Increasingly desperate, she takes her moped out late at night and ends up through the crash barrier and into the sea surrounded by the still alive ingredients of tomorrow’s lunch. She is struck by the fact that they, too, are all wide awake. Perhaps they fear to sleep in case they are caught? In any case, a mermaid she doesn’t prove to be and so fairly soon she is also harvested from the water and placed on the chopping block… Will she end up on a plate, too? ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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