Between Love and Desperation: Diving into Shoplifters (2018)
The story centers on (Lily Franky) and his partner Nobuyo (Sakura Ando), who live in a cramped, cluttered home with an elderly woman they call "Grandma" (Kirin Kiki). Their lives are disrupted—and eventually enriched—when they take in Juri/Rin (Miyu Sasaki), a five-year-old girl they find neglected and shivering in the cold. subtitle Shoplifters.2018.720p.BluRay.x264.[YTS...
The film is noted for its "pristine" acting performances, particularly from its child actors and seasoned veterans: Between Love and Desperation: Diving into Shoplifters (2018)
As the "family" expands to include the young girl, the film raises deep questions about morality and the failure of the state to protect its most vulnerable citizens: Cast and Crew : The film highlights the
Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for at both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. Cast and Crew
: The film highlights the "hidden" lower class in modern Japan, living "off the grid" and slipping through the cracks of a rigid societal structure.