The Colour of the Sun
Drama Japanese
During summer break on Okinawa's main island, Kamei and his friends face uncertain futures, until they meet Colin, a teenager from the American base in Naha, and everything changes.
| Cast: | Naoto Shimajiri, West Mulholland, Ichiro Andre Castro, |
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| Director: | Xavier Tera |
| Writer: | Xavier Tera |
| Editor: | Véronique Barbe |
| Camera: | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom |
All Guild Reviews of "The Colour of the Sun"
Okinawa’s Teens Scramble for Identity, Love and Dreams in a Quiet, Searching Masterwork
Venice Film Festival 2026| Towering over the Orizzonti competition, Xavier Tera’s debut is an intimately observed coming-of-age marvel, finding light amidst grief and teenage uncertainties.
Kamei (Naoto Shimajiri) has been silently grieving. His father’s recent death hangs over his thoughts. In Xavier Tera’s The Colour of the Sun, bereavement also turns a conduit for the inevitable exploration youthfulness catapults. There’s a lot of hurt, unprocessed emotion which has him darting in circles. Neither can he really open up to his mother. The closed line of dialogue, a stunted chance to vent, makes healing an incredibly lonely journey. Premiering in Orizzonti competition at the Venice Film Festival, Tera’s gently shaped drama zeroes in on fine emotional detail, accruing power through modest, nevertheless piercing suggestion.
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