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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms [Sub: Eng]
After an armed force attacked her town, a youthful lovely young lady named Maquia chose to flee. On her way, she meets an attractive person, Erial, with whom she enters a sentimental relationship. However, when Erial finds the truth of Maquia, that she doesn't get older after the adolescent age, things may change.
5 February 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 February 1986, West Hills, California, USA
2 June 1985, Tokyo, Japan
29 July 1981, New Jersey, USA
19 November 1970, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
10 February 1982, Hiroshima, Japan
6 November 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 June 1987, Orange, California, USA
12 June 1953, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
August 29, 2018
If the film is a bit frustrating on the storytelling front, it makes up for it with some staggeringly beautiful imagery.
July 26, 2018
[A] beautiful and melancholic story about myth and reality, death and what it means to live, and the inherent contradictions of parenthood.
June 28, 2018
'Fantasy' often conjures visions of a Tolkien-esque mix of dragons, elves, quests and big blokes with axes, but Japanese writer-director Mari Okada's animated epic has done something impressively new with the genre.
July 16, 2018
I could easily find myself dismissing these stories strangely told stories and miss out on a beautiful tale, simply because it's different. If you're not a fan of anime, give it try. Be open and patient.
November 05, 2018
An exceptional screenwriter debuts as a director with a delicate, imperfect and exquisite work. [Full review in Spanish]
July 26, 2018
The film embraces its female-centric premise while mostly eschewing traditional romance for its heroine, preferring to focus on passion of another kind, with the movie's rich visuals bringing all of its ideals to breathtaking life.
July 21, 2018
We don't even notice how deep Okada has driven her storytelling dagger until she pulls it out in the end, and the tears come, adding, to the bitterness and sweetness of this moving and strange little fable, a hefty dose of salt.
August 26, 2018
It's sweet to the point of ugly crying with bittersweetness
June 27, 2018
The storyline doesn't explore motherhood much farther than this, but the emotional resonance is powerfully evocative.
July 20, 2018
This eerie and affecting feature debut from writer-director Mari Okada blends fantasy and coming-of-age stories.
July 22, 2018
Despite being set in a Lord of the Rings-ish fantasy world, the core themes of loss, aging, and motherhood have real-world emotional resonance.
July 19, 2018
At almost two hours, the film feels a bit long and suffers from multiple endings, but Okada is clearly a talent to watch.

