"A Pale View of Hills" delves into the fragmented memories of Etsuko (Suzu Hirose), a Japanese widow who experienced the atomic bomb in Nagasaki and later moved to England after the war. She lives alone in her suburban home, a place full of memories after the loss of her husband and eldest daughter. Her daughter, Niki (Camilla Aiko), has distanced herself from Etsuko since the death of her half-sister. Niki, now a writer who dropped out of university to pursue her career, returns to the family home to work on her manuscript. As they spend time together, Etsuko begins to open up about a recurring "dream" she has been having - a vivid memory from her past in Nagasaki, involving a woman and her young daughter whom she encountered long ago. Niki, unaware of her mother's past, is gradually drawn into the fragments of Etsuko's history that have remained hidden for so long.
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