SHOPLIFTERS

By Hirokazu KORE-EDA

FEATURETTE - as BUYER REP

Drama - Completed 2018

A father and son find a little girl on the street and take her home. Before long, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested…

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2018
Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 121 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Hirokazu KORE-EDA
    • Writer(s)
    • Hirokazu KORE-EDA
    • Producer(s)
    • Kaoru MATSUZAKI, Akihiko YOSE, Hijiri TAGUCHI
    • 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…