Shoplifters

3.00
    Shoplifters
    2018

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Lily FrankyOsamu Shibata
    • Sakura AndoNobuyo Shibata
    • Mayu MatsuokaAki Shibata
    • Kairi JoShota Shibata
    • Miyu SasakiYuri
    • Kirin KikiHatsue Shibata
    • Sosuke Ikematsu4 Ban-san
    • Naoto OgataYuzuru Shibata
    • Yôko MoriguchiYoko Shibata
    • Yuki YamadaYasu Hojo

    Recommendations

    • 100

      CineVue

      A quietly devastating portrayal of family and theft in contemporary Japan.
    • 100

      The Guardian

      It is a movie made up of delicate brushstrokes: details, moments, looks and smiles.
    • 100

      The Telegraph

      Shoplifters is compassionate, socially conscious filmmaking with a piercing intelligence that is pure Kore-eda. This is a film that steals in and snatches your heart.
    • 100

      Screen Daily

      Some of the credit must go to the stellar casting and performances. It’s difficult to single out one of the six actors in this alternative family unit as it’s a true ensemble display. But Kore-eda’s deft command of tone is a key factor too.
    • 100

      Variety

      At once charming and heart-wrenching, this exquisitely performed film will steal the hearts of both art-house and mainstream audiences.
    • 100

      Los Angeles Times

      A tender ensemble piece whose skillful performances dovetail into a perfectly symphonic whole, Shoplifters is a work of such emotional delicacy and formal modesty that you're barely prepared when the full force of what it's doing suddenly knocks you sideways.
    • 91

      IndieWire

      A master of threading the needle between conflict and contrivance, Kore-eda manages to turn this drama inside out without every betraying its most resonant truth.
    • 90

      The Hollywood Reporter

      This small film is a thoughtful addition to his parables about happy and unhappy families (Nobody Knows, After the Storm), studded with memorable characters and believable performances that quietly lead the viewer to reflect on societal values.

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