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Synopsis: A jaded Japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried and lost in a fictional film, Fargo, is in fact, real. With a crudely drawn treasure map and limited preparation, she escapes her structured life in Tokyo and embarks on a foolhardy quest across the tundra of Minnesota in search of her mythical fortune.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): David Zellner
Production: Amplify
  10 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
UNRATED
Year:
2014
105 min
Website
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You're looking for the money

that was in this?

That's what you're looking for?

I discover treasure.

- Yeah.

- Right here.

- Well...

- It's mine.

Okay, well, you see...

this is not real.

It's just pretend.

Like, you know, like entertainment.

Entertainment.

It's not real like a documentary or news

or a reality show, or something.

It's just...

it's just a normal movie.

You know, fake. Like a story.

No fake.

Yeah, fake.

No fake. It's...

And I know, I understand.

But a documentary is real,

and a normal movie is fake.

Not fake. Real.

This is a normal movie.

I discover treasure.

Right here.

Look, I...

Look, I want to help you.

I'm just trying to figure out how.

Hi, can I help you?

Hello, ma'am.

My name is Deputy Caldwell

with the Sheriff's Department.

- Okay.

- Not in this county,

- but that doesn't matter.

- Yes?

I'm here with this Japanese woman

who doesn't speak English

particularly well,

and so I was wondering

if you could possibly

translate a few things for us.

I'm Chinese. I don't know any Japanese.

- Not a...

- Not at all.

Don't you know just

at least a couple sentences?

Only Mandarin. That is it.

Very different.

Kumiko?

What?

Do you speak any Chinese?

No. Japanese.

Chinese.

How's your meal?

Okay.

You know, I was...

I was thinking about

those maps you have.

And...

I bet a standard highway map

would clarify things a little better.

You know?

I'm pretty sure I have one in the car.

So why don't you sit tight

here for a second?

And I'll go check.

I'll be back in a second.

I found it.

What's wrong?

You... you okay?

Here.

I'm sorry you're so upset.

I'm trying to think what to tell you.

I think if we didn't have

this cultural barrier between us

that we could understand

each other clearly

and this would all make

a lot more sense.

Hey, hey.

Believe me,

I know how important this is to you.

I've never been

to another country before.

I can only imagine how strange

and confusing everything must be.

Kumiko, I want you to know

that I'm going to help you, okay?

I wanna help you get what you need

and where you need to go.

You're not in this alone,

you understand?

I am here to help.

I understand.

I'm not alone.

You help me.

Let me know if there's

a particular style you're going for.

Because to be honest,

I really don't know

what's fashionable or not.

So let me know what you see.

If you find something you like,

I'm sure they'll let you

leave the blanket here.

Let's try this one.

It looks good.

Okay.

Seems it's not too tight.

Okay.

Where's your... right there?

That's where your toe is.

It should be fine.

What'd you do that for?

You said you help me.

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David Zellner

David Zellner is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He lives and works in Austin, Texas. Zellner is best known for directing the films Kid-Thing (2012) and Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014). more…

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