JAPAN · 2008

The Sky Crawlers

Mamoru Oshii
eternal youth war as spectacle existential dread mortality awareness manipulation by authority
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Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.

Year2008
CountryJapan
DirectorMamoru Oshii
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