Apocatastasis
Shinpei Takeda

Japan, Mexico and Germany.
A co-production for a docu-fiction film

3 continents
1 film

Film by Shinpei Takeda

Cinematographer and
Post-production by
Sergio Valdez & Hausu Media

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About the film

Aida is a lonely foreigner in Germany working as a dental assistant, living a paranoia that leads her to believe that radiation is causing hallucinations in her mind. Joaquin is a musician in a Mexican border town struggling to overcome the death of his brother related to narco violence. As both protagonists begin their existential search, they are guided by mythical tales told by real people. Their quests merge in a deserted island off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, where completely stranded, they surrender themselves to memories of the island. Compassing between reality, nonfiction and the supernatural, they shall search for their own definition of liberation.

A person with platinum blonde hair and gray clothing sitting alone on a train, leaning against the window with eyes closed and a black bag on their lap.
A man kneeling in a graveyard at sunset, surrounded by small, colorful tombs and grave markers on a rural landscape.
Interior of a bus with two passengers seated, one young person with curly blonde hair wearing an orange shirt on the left, and an older person with white hair and glasses wearing a dark jacket on the right. Sunlight streams in through the windows.
A man stands in a grassy area near the coast, surrounded by trees and bushes with hills and the sea in the background.