Let’s Decorate the Promised Flowers in the Farewell Morning (N/C 15+)

Acclaimed screenwriter Mari Okada makes her directorial debut with this animated fantasy feature. The people of Iolph have a lifespan of hundreds of years and maintain their teenage appearances for life. When an army invades their peaceful town, seeking Iolph blood and the secret of their longevity, a young girl named Maquia is forced to escape. Wandering the land alone, she encounters an orphaned baby in the forest. Maquia chooses to raise him, but as the boy grows older, her looks remain the same, throwing the difference in their lifespans into ever-sharper focus.