SHOPLIFTERS (MANBIKI KAZOKU)

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

Notable Actors: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka

Awards: Asian Film Award for Best Film, Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best FIlm, Japan Academy Award for Best Picture and many more

Year: 2018

IMDB Score: 8/10 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%

Photo-credit: Wikipedia

Photo-credit: Wikipedia

Shoplifters is a Japanese drama that revolves around a non-biological family that shoplifts to cope with their poverty. After a routine shoplifting run, Osamu, the father, and his son come across a little girl who is left outside in the cold and decide to bring her into the “family”. As the film progresses the family lives happily together, but soon reveal hidden secrets. This film has received lots of fame in Japan and on the international level.