'Fukushima, mon amour' trivia and fun facts
Avoiding danger
In order to not endanger the crew by filming in the area around the Fukushima disaster nuclear reactor, the director took measurements with a contamination meter; the film crew took dust samples and was counselled by radiation experts in Japan and Munich.
Hiroshima
The title is a reference to Alain Resnais's 'Hiroshima mon amour', which also deals with the trauma of a nuclear catastrophe, namely the Hiroshima bombing.
A film reference
The title is a reference to Alain Resnais's Hiroshima mon amour (1959) which also deals with the trauma of a nuclear catastrophe, namely the Hiroshima bombing.
A story is born
The idea for the movie was born in a trip of the director Doris Dorrie to Japan. "Every now and then, complete strangers would take my hand and show me the way. I've never felt so cared and spoiled in a stranger country and that sensation caused me a deep impression: being a foreigner and feeling everybody worried about me", the director explained.
Few people
The way Doris Dorrie builds her films is atypical but it allowed 'Fukushima, mon amour''s filming to be easier. Since they use a small crew, very different from conventional big crews, it was simpler to get in difficult areas like the desolate region of Minimasoma in Fukushima.