Movie

Akio

20138m

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Good to know

Director: Joanna Ashton-Jones
Release date: 2013-12-31
Runtime: 8m
Language: No Language
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Studio: Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

About Akio

Akio is a 2013 movie, directed by Joanna Ashton-Jones, starring Kai Michael Müller. It has a runtime of 8 minutes. Below you can see where to watch Akio in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Inspired by the Japanese phenomenon of the so-called Hikokomori, (literally: pulling inward), whereby young people choose to flee from the pressure of a society brought into line into the total isolation of their own room. They have lost the ability to distinguish public face and true self. In this way Akio (Japanese: Light) withdraws albeit with a specific goal. He wants to free himself from the pressures of the globalized society, from his own fears, and ultimately from the limitations of his own body as well as concepts like space and time.