Desert of Namibia

Name: Desert of Namibia
Genre: Drama
Released: May 16, 2025
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 66

2025

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Kani Releasing | Release Date: May 16, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: 21-year-old Kana (Yuumi Kawai) works a disaffected job at a beauty salon, where the expectations placed on women her age are plain to see. In her personal life, her mood oscillates between soaring highs and deep lows. Bored with her slavish boyfriend, she begins another relationship, the novel excitement it brings soon devolving into an21-year-old Kana (Yuumi Kawai) works a disaffected job at a beauty salon, where the expectations placed on women her age are plain to see. In her personal life, her mood oscillates between soaring highs and deep lows. Bored with her slavish boyfriend, she begins another relationship, the novel excitement it brings soon devolving into an increasingly volatile predicament. Burning bridges, uncommitted and trapped in her own life, Kana makes her way towards the inner desert of her emotions. … Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 137 min

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Nicolas Rapold

May 15, 2025

What clinches the portrait is the sure-handed direction and Kana’s organic performance of a daunting character. Dramatically, Yamanaka finds unpredictable ways into and out of scenes, and she has an eye for the poignant details amid the angst. Read full review

The Film Verdict Clarence Tsui

May 15, 2025

Boasting a barnstorming performance from Yuumi Kawai (Plan 75), Desert of Namibia takes a seemingly banal love-triangle premise and runs with it in the most surprising, gripping and anarchic fashion possible. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

May 16, 2025

Somehow, Yamanaka finds a balance for her complicated character to navigate her tantrums and tender moments. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

May 15, 2025

Like Kana, it’s gloomy, purposeless and hard to love — but that only makes the film, and its lead, feel more pulsating alive. Read full review

William Repass

May 15, 2025

The film is so welded to its main character’s perspective that it, too, shies away from understanding, tragic and frustrating in equal measure. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

May 15, 2025

There’s probably an excellent 66 minute film in Desert Of Namibia as well. Yamanaka certainly has talent. But fine-honing is not a strong point. Read full review

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