Written & Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda

Starring Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Kirin Kiki

Nominated for BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM at the 2019 Academy Awards, and winner of the prestigious PALME D’OR from the Cannes Film Festival.

After one of their shoplifting sessions, a poor family comes across a young girl freezing in the cold, and although initially reluctant, welcome her into their home. Though happy together, an unforeseen incident begins to unravel hidden secrets and test the bonds that unite them.

Shoplifters Art print Japanese couple stuck with part-time jobs and hence inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. They are not alone in this behavior. The younger and the older of the household are in on the act. The unusual routine is about to change from care-free and matter-of-fact to something more dramatic, however, as the couple opens their doors to a beleaguered young girl. The reasons for the family’s habit and their motivations come under the microscope.

“The work of a master in full command of his art. A work of such emotional delicacy, you’re barely prepared when it knocks you sideways” LOS ANGELES TIMES

“A moving meditation on what truly constitutes the meaning of family.” Peter Howell TORONTO STAR