Shoplifters

Shoplifters

Sometimes you choose your family.

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Release Date

6/2/2018

Runtime

120 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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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.

Mood

MelancholicBittersweetContemplativeBleak

Themes

FamilyLoveSurvivalIdentity

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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