August Evening

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About the Film

August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together… but change is inevitable.

At the heart of the story is the conflict between generations. Aging parents and grown children have difficulty expressing both their love and mutual disappointment in each other. A father recognizes the unstoppable force of time and must say goodbye to his daughter so she can start her own life.

The film is naturalistic in tone, featuring humming cicadas, ethereal music, chicken farms, meaningful glances, and rustling leaves. It includes subtle romance, gentle humor and heartbreaking tragedy, but it should not be depressing. Instead, we concentrate on the Japanese idea of "mono no aware," which is difficult to translate, but involves finding peace with life's imperfections. Heartwarming scenes highlight the bittersweet nature of life, finding resolution in the warmth of the characters, the beauty in sadness, and the universality of the human experience.

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August Evening

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August Evening

International Trailer

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Domestic trailer is available at Apple Trailers

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Just to clarify, the above posted version of the Trailer appears to be the International version, and is a lot longer than the Domestic Trailer posted at Apple.

As well, here are download instructions for the WMP Versions, otherwise it will probably give you an error on playback:
1. Right Click on the link, "Save Target as"
2. Change "Save as Type" to "All Files" from the Dropdown menu.
3. Add a ".wmv" extension to the "File Name" and it should play fine.