The Fargo Film Festival is proud to announce the regional premiere of the critically acclaimed new feature “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter.” The film will screen at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at the Fargo Theatre.
After debuting at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it received a Special Jury Prize, “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” went on to receive two Independent Spirit Award nominations (Best Director for David Zellner and Best Female Lead for Rinko Kikuchi).
In this darkly comedic odyssey, Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (“Babel,” “Pacific Rim”) stars as Kumiko, an introverted office worker whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of the Coen Brothers movie “Fargo,” which she mistakes for a documentary. She fixates on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North Dakota. Believing this treasure to be real, Kumiko leaves behind Tokyo and her beloved rabbit Bunzo to recover it – and finds herself on a dangerous adventure unlike anything she’s seen in the movies.
“One of the best films to ever premiere at Sundance.” —David Ehrlich (Film.com)
“A beguiling fable of buried treasure and movie-fed obsession.” —Scott Foundas (Variety)
Fargo audiences have the unique opportunity to see “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” before its national theatrical release. Tickets go on sale February 23 at the Fargo Theatre box office.