Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Distorted and out of focus, “this is a true story” and the rest of the accompanying opening title card from Fargo encompasses the screen, barely readable but instantly recognisable to aficionados of the Coen Brothers’ modern classic. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, the latest film from SXSW favourites the Zellner Brothers, plays with the idea of the truth in fiction in ways both playful and poignant. The plot of the film itself is an appropriation of an urban legend, which alleged that a Japanes...