
Shoplifters
Sometimes you choose your family.
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6/2/2018Runtime
120 minsOverview
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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A deeply humanizing portrait of a makeshift family held together by necessity and affection, where small kindnesses and small crimes blur together until they don't. It builds quietly toward a heartbreaking reckoning with what family truly means.
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