Ambitious dance dramedy Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! makes moves, not all of them smooth
Rinko Kikuchi returns to Western film with Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, a sensitive yet uneven dance about getting one's groove back.
Josef Kubota Wladyka's ambitious dance dramedy, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, explores the world of ballroom dancing as a means of coping with grief. The film features a charming ensemble cast led by Rinko Kikuchi as Haru, a woman mourning her late husband Luis, played by Alejandro Edda. Despite the film's stylistic distractions, it ultimately delivers a genuine feel-good story and showcases Kikuchi's talent in capturing the joys and challenges of ballroom dancing.
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