2018 · drama
Shoplifters
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda2h 0m2018
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
Our read: Shoplifters (2018) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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