Village (2023)

story line is hard to grasp, you might get bored throughout the movie.

This movie was 2 HOURS. I watched it for Ryusei Yokohama and I was quite disappointed and left a little bit confused with the ending.

from what I've understood after watching the whole movie (no ending mentioned),

Yuu(ryusei's character) works in a garbage facility in a province village. aside from segregating trash, they also have a small side job of illegal dumping hazardous waste in secret which is I think from yakuzas or gangsters.
Misaki-- Yuu's childhood friend-- comes back from tokyo to work in the village. they get an offer to feature their village in a documentary and that means that the garbage facility will also be included. Yuu becomes the tour guide for the garbage facility in the show. due to this, Yuu becomes famous around the village and people started to like him.
one day a newbie worker in the facility discovers the illegally dumped waste and reports it to the police.
due to this, the mayor pushed the responsibility to Yuu. Now, Yuu has to try closing this case quietly without getting in much trouble. they acted clueless and cooperated with the newbie who discovered the hazardous waste.
then, the news reports that they've found a body in the facility, which made the problem bigger, and made everybody stressed out. It ruined the reputation of the garbage facility and Yuu became more overwhelmed of his responsibilities.


cinematography was nice, acting was nice, It did give off mysterious vibes but the storyline wasn't the best.
For me, there were many unnecessary scenes and it took 40+ minutes to finally get to the main problem of the movie.
Would I rewatch? small chance.
But being completely honest, if you don't have enough patience, this movie might become a waste of your time.

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