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Based on the bestselling book by Naoki Higashida. THE REASON I JUMP blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. Moments in the lives of each of the characters are linked by the journey of a young Japanese boy through an epic landscape; narrated passages from Naoki's writing reflect on what his autism means to him and others, how his perception of the world differs, and why he acts in the way he does: the reason he jumps.

2022 · 1h 22m
Director Jerry Rothwell

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The Reason I Jump

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Based on the bestselling book by Naoki Higashida. THE REASON I JUMP blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. Moments in the lives of each of the characters are linked by the journey of a young Japanese boy through an epic landscape; narrated passages from Naoki's writing reflect on what his autism means to him and others, how his perception of the world differs, and why he acts in the way he does: the reason he jumps.

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Average 7.9
Reviews 65
Fresh 63
Rotten 2

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Studio
BFI Film Fund, British Film Institute (BFI), Met Film Production
Released
2022
Run Time
1 hr 22 min
Rated
M Offensive language
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, United States
© 2020 DCM Film Distribution GmbH

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.