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  • Cherry Blossoms
  • Opened January 16, 2009 | Runtime:2 hr 7 min
  • NR
  • After learning that her husband Rudi (Elmar Wepper) has a terminal illness, Trudi (Hannelore Elsner) hides the knowledge from him and persuades him to visit their son in Japan. During the course of their journey, Trudi dies in her sleep, before Read More
  • Cast: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Nadja Uhl, Maximilian Brückner, Aya Irizuki
  • Director: Doris Dörrie
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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Cherry Blossoms Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 62 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    A stunning reminder of the omnipresence of mortality.

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Doerrie goes beyond the "Lost in Translation" jokes about East-West culture...

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly |

    There's a grace to it all, and moments of oddball poetry.

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Both austere and garish, simultaneously dry and sentimental, tightly repressed...

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