Monday, November 12, 7 PM
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu (Lily Franky, Japan Cuts 2016 CUT ABOVE Awardee) and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife (Sakura Ando, Japan Cuts 2015 CUT ABOVE Awardee) agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. With the mouths of Osamu’s daughter (Mayu Matsuoka, Tremble All You Want, Japan Cuts 2018) and mother (Kirin Kiki, Japan Cuts 2018 CUT ABOVE Awardee) to feed, 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…
2018, 121 min., in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. With Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kirin Kiki.
Palme d’Or, 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Shoplifters is scheduled to open in New York on Friday, November 23 at Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. This sneak preview screening was organized with the cooperation of Magnolia Pictures.