Summer Wars (All on Board)

‘Whilst posing as the boyfriend of his crush, Natsuki, at his great-grandmother’s 90th birthday party, the shy Kenji Koiso cracks a mysterious numerical code. This inadvertently paralyses the global electronic infrastructure, thereby bringing about an impending apocalypse. Whilst modern dependence on technology is the story’s central theme, this science-fiction film also focuses on friendship, family and community. (..) The plot is underscored by a stunning synthesis of traditional hand-drawn scenes and fluid CG art that explodes in rainbow colours. (..) Mamoru Hosoda’s film depicts the pixelated and the physical worlds as parallel mirror images of one another.” (Nick Schager, Time Out, Dec 2010)

‘Family ties are the most stable network there is, no matter how advanced the high-tech systems of the internet may be. ‘I wanted to make a film for everyone, regardless of their age or gender. I wanted it to be a film that could be enjoyed as an adventure for the whole family.’ (Mamoru Hosoda, Berlinale, Feb 2010)