MUBI, the theatrical distributor and global curated film streaming service has announced that Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s critically-acclaimed Drive My Car will be available to stream exclusively on MUBI in Malaysia from April 1 2022.
Co-written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car has won the Oscar for Best International Film at the 94th Academy Awards on March 27. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay.
The film has also won the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) for Best Film Not in English Language held on March 13, 2022. It was also nominated for Director and Adapted Screenplay
Last year, Drive My Car had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival where it won Best Screenplay.
Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Drive My Car follows Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director, who is happily married to Oto (Reika Kirishima), a screenwriter.
However, Oto suddenly dies after leaving behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki (Toko Miura), a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him.
Catch Drive My Car exclusively on MUBI Malaysia from April 1, 2022.
