Shoplifters
Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda (Nobody Knows, After Life) picked up the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for this nuanced, heart-breaking look at a family of misfits living in the margins of contemporary Tokyo. Nominated for an Oscar in the category 'Best Foreign Film'.
Please note that this film is in Japanese, with Dutch subtitles.
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them.
Hirokazu Koreeda, Japan, 2018, 121 min. Japanese spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Moemi Katayama, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Sakura Andô.