Three men, three continents: Bob, an American, Steve, a Brit and Yamada, who is Japanese, dare to take on new beginnings and personal journeys – in the autumn of their life. Impressive cinema with images that remind us of the loneliness and melancholy in Wim Wenders’ films.

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It’s evening in an empty parking lot, and we see the motorhome in which a retired man will go on a long journey and leave his old life behind. He runs through a checklist of all the things that need to be done before he leaves his hometown. Although clearly a metaphor for taking stock as the end of life approaches, it is used with subtlety. ALMOST THERE is a portrait of three men searching for happiness and a meaningful existence in the autumn of their lives. The camera records them with patience and an eye for detail as they talk about the choices they made – they may not have been easy choices, but they brought many good things later in life. We see the American traveling across his country, a British drag queen doing a standup comedy routine in Benidorm, Spain, and a Japanese gentleman reading books to children – beaming with pride, he describes how a teacher paid him a compliment. It’s only now that he has come to understand how to get along with children.

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A sensitive and moving portrayal of three men facing the relentless passing of time.
Muriel Del Don, Cineuropa

1.05GB | 1 h 20 min | 1280×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/8176C557760D90C/Almost.There.2016.720p.SUBBED.WEB.x264-gooz.mkv
or
https://tezfiles.com/file/98923072d5912/Almost.There.2016.720p.SUBBED.WEB.x264-gooz.mkv

Language:English, Japanese
Subtitles:English (hardcoded)

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