‘The Color of the Sun’ Review: A Teenager in Okinawa Navigates Grief and Longing in an Attractive but Undercooked Coming-of-Age Drama

First-time feature filmmaker Xavier Tera's tale of adolescent exploration premiered in the Horizons sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.

‘The Color of the Sun’ Review: A Teenager in Okinawa Navigates Grief and Longing in an Attractive but Undercooked Coming-of-Age Drama

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