Shoplifters
Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, modern master behind acclaimed Japanese family dramas such as Like Father, Like Son and Our Little Sister, won the 2018 Palme d'Or at Cannes with this tale following a family of small-time crooks who take in a child they find on the streets.
Kore-eda has been nominated for the Palme d'Or four times previously for Our Little Sister, Like Father, Like Son, Nobody Knows, and Distance.
- Director:
- Hirokazu Koreeda ('After the Storm', 'Our Little Sister', 'Like Father, Like Son', 'I Wish', 'Still Walking')
- Writer:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Cast:
- Kirin KikiLily FrankySôsuke IkematsuSakura AndôMayu Matsuoka
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressAt once charming and heart-wrenching, this exquisitely performed film will steal the hearts of both art-house and mainstream audiences.
Time Out
pressAnother charming, funny and very affecting example of Kore-eda's special brand of tough-but-tender humanism.
The Telegraph
pressCompassionate, socially conscious filmmaking with a piercing intelligence that is pure Kore-eda. This is a film that steals in and snatches your heart.
The Guardian
pressIt is a movie made up of delicate brushstrokes: details, moments, looks and smiles.
Stuff
pressWhile perhaps not quite as absorbing as the likes of Like Father or Little Sister, this is nonetheless another superb example of Kore-eda's ability to weave a very Japanese story that has global appeal.
New Zealand Herald
pressWhere Shoplifters ultimately goes is at once unexpected and inevitable, arriving at a startling, powerful conclusion that is carried on the back of one of the strongest screen ensembles in years.
IndieWire
pressA 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.
Hollywood Reporter
pressStudded with memorable characters and believable performances that quietly lead the viewer to reflect on societal values.
Variety
pressAt once charming and heart-wrenching, this exquisitely performed film will steal the hearts of both art-house and mainstream audiences.
Time Out
pressAnother charming, funny and very affecting example of Kore-eda's special brand of tough-but-tender humanism.
The Telegraph
pressCompassionate, socially conscious filmmaking with a piercing intelligence that is pure Kore-eda. This is a film that steals in and snatches your heart.
The Guardian
pressIt is a movie made up of delicate brushstrokes: details, moments, looks and smiles.
Stuff
pressWhile perhaps not quite as absorbing as the likes of Like Father or Little Sister, this is nonetheless another superb example of Kore-eda's ability to weave a very Japanese story that has global appeal.
New Zealand Herald
pressWhere Shoplifters ultimately goes is at once unexpected and inevitable, arriving at a startling, powerful conclusion that is carried on the back of one of the strongest screen ensembles in years.
IndieWire
pressA 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.
Hollywood Reporter
pressStudded with memorable characters and believable performances that quietly lead the viewer to reflect on societal values.
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