The Burden of the Past (2023)

Original name: 過去負う者

Release date: March 12, 2023

Movie

Average time: 125 minutes

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Synopsis: Japan has a recidivism rate of 50%. The staff at a magazine called CHANGE want to lower that by rehabilitating former prisoners. This forms the basis of FUNAHASHI Atsushi’s ensemble docudrama, which tells the story from both the perspectives of the editorial team and ex-cons.