Shoplifters - Reviews

Kore-eda Hirokazu reaffirms himself as one of the world's best auteurs with this heartbreaking drama about a different kind of crime family.

The final shots of "Shoplifters" haunt me—two kids, one looking back and one looking out, both changed forever.

This Palme d’Or-winning drama about a Japanese family of crooks who lift a lost little girl from the streets is a satisfying and devastating gem.

The spirits of the old masters pervade this disquieting but deeply moving drama.

...plays an unusually complex hand with thrilling dexterity and patience.

It's a tribute to director-writer Hirokazu Koreeda's gifts that his film feels simultaneously hopeful and uplifting as well as harsh and depressing.

The honest rawness of the film’s narrative combined with the film’s strong performances makes this one of the delights of 2018.

...Kore-eda paints them with incredible sympathy and nuance.

...en intrikat, intelligent och inkännande film, med mycket högt EQ.

...ännu en hyllning till livets faktiska nödtorft, både den pekuniära men framför allt den känslomässiga.

...en af de mest følelsesmæssigt overrumplende film, jeg har set længe.

...et smerteligt kunstværk, båret frem af fremragende nuancerede skuespillere.

Det är mycket skickligt gjort, rikt på nyanser som väcker tankar och känslor om vad som är en bra förälder.