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Shown: November 1, 2026 at 6pm

Director : Hirokazu Kore-eda

Country : Japan

Release Date : 2018

Duration : 116 mins

Language : Japanese

Subtitles : Yes

WINNER : PALME D’OR AT 2018 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

NOMINEE : BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AT 2019 OSCARS

NOMINEE : BEST FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT 2019 BAFTAS

From visionary director Hirokazu Kore-eda (I Wish, After Life) comes a critically-acclaimed portrait of a makeshift family in Japan. After a successful shoplifting spree, Osamu and his son rescue a little girl in the freezing cold and invite her home with them. Osamu’s wife Nobuyo reluctantly agrees to shelter her. Although the family is poor, they live happily together until an unforeseen incident upsets the delicate balance they have created, revealing long-buried secrets.

A work of such emotional delicacy, you’re barely prepared when it knocks you sideways.” (Los Angeles Times)


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