“A beautiful, deep and touching film.”
Following Play It Again Sam, which riffs on Casablanca, our next pick in the chain references the Coen Brothers' classic Fargo.
Kumiko the Treasure Hunter (2014) tells the story of a young Japanese woman who believes the claim at the start of Fargo that ‘This is a true story'. After wearing out her VHS tape watching the scene where Steve Buscemi hides the ransom money in the snow she travels to Minnesota in an attempt to find this loot for herself.
Watch Nigel's introduction below to see why Werner Herzog also loves this film which like some of that director's best work examines where truth and fiction collide.
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Where can you watch Kumiko the Treasure Hunter?
The film is available to stream from Amazon, Apple iTunes and Sky Store.
Related links
This is a True Story - Paul Berczeller’s short documentary about the real-life case that inspired Kumiko
Death in the Snow - Guardian article by Paul Berczeller about This is a True Story
