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SUMMER WARS
 | QFT
Thursday 29 April 9.15pm
£6.50/£6.00
|  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Director: Mamoru Hosada / Japan / 2009 / 114 mins / Cert: 15 | | | | | | 
| | | | | | | | At first sight, the world of Summer Wars looks practically identical to contemporary Japan. But there’s one big difference: the existence of Oz.
A mix between social network and virtual world (think of some kind of Facebook taken to new heights) accessible through any electronic device you can think of. You can find anything inside Oz, ranging from the typical chat rooms to every kind of entertainment and even government services like traffic and police departments. Everything is connected to this massive worldwide network, all you have to do is register, create your own virtual avatar and log in.
And it’s in this world where we find our characters. Kenji is a high school student who spends his summer working as an Oz operator when he receives a sudden proposal from Natsuki, one of the school’s most popular girls. Decades from now, Summer Wars will be seen as the official arrival of Mamoru Hosoda into the realm of historically important anime directors. It’s a near perfect blend of social satire and science fiction, at once timely and timeless. sardonic and optimistic.
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