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Shoplifters

Manbiki kazoku (Shoplifters)

2018

Hirokazu Koreeda

Kirin Kiki, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky, Moemi Katayama ...

7.4

12,637

Drama Osamu works as a day laborer. He and his son Shota like to shoplift together. On the way back home from a shoplifting session, Osamu finds little Yuri freezing. He takes her home with them. His wife Nobuyo gets angry at him for bringing the girl home, but she takes care of Yuri. Also living with them is Nobuyo’s younger sister Aki. The family relies on their grandmother Hatsue's pension to make ends meet. They are a poor, but happy family. [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Kore-eda Hirokazu reaffirms himself as one of the world's best auteurs with this heartbreaking drama (...) Never preachy or resolute, this is a haunting film"
		Maggie Lee Variety	"At once charming and heart-wrenching, this exquisitely performed film will steal the hearts of both art-house and mainstream audiences."
		Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"A thoughtful addition to his parables about happy and unhappy families (...) studded with memorable characters and believable performances that quietly lead the viewer to reflect on societal values."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"[It] will steal your heart (...) It’s impossible to experience the deep-seated compassion of this film and not be moved to tears (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Kore-eda has the sensitive, calibrated touch of a master safecracker, and he’s a virtuoso of emotional and narrative buildup. His nuanced approach and self-effacing visual style give you room to breathe and to think"
		Barbara Scharres rogerebert.com	"With 'Shoplifters,' [Kore-eda] introduces more heartrending moral complexities than ever in an emotional story"
		Lee Marshall Screendaily	"We realise that we’ve been bamboozled into smiling most of the way through a heartbreaking film (...) Some of the credit must go to the stellar casting and performances"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[A] complex and nuanced family drama (...) It is a movie made up of delicate brushstrokes (...) A rich, satisfying film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A thrilling, beautiful tale (...) 'Shoplifters' is compassionate, socially conscious filmmaking with a piercing intelligence that is pure Kore-eda (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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