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Shoplifters 15 rating

Hirokazu Koreeda's modern masterpiece is dark yet touching account of an unorthodox family that relies on shoplifting to make ends meet.

Drama 2018 121 mins

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Overview

Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda picked up the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for this touching exploration of what it means to be a family. Living in poverty in Tokyo, Osamu (Franky) and his son are shoplifting groceries when they discover a homeless girl, Yuri. Despite their own struggle, they take her in.

With humour and humanity, Koreeda presents an unorthodox yet thoroughly modern family unit which works against the odds; perfectly placed to survive amid a harsh world in which everything - including people - has become commodified. The director’s last collaboration with his regular actress Kirin Kiki (who died in September 2018) sums up his most frequent themes: nature versus nurture, crime and urban alienation, and the question of what it means to be part of a family. A winner of numerous accolades alongside it's Palme d'Or, Shoplifters is a modern masterpiece to rank alongside the many greats in Koreeda's oeuvre.

Featuring
Lily FrankySakura AndoMayu MatsuokaKairi Jyo
Genres
Drama
Certificate
15strong sex references
Released
2018
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese with English subtitles