Based on a true story, mother abandons her 12-year-old son and his three younger siblings in a Tokyo apartment to survive on their own. Another one of those instances where cinema miraculously creates empathy for humans living in a distant world thousands of miles away, and the young actor who played the son won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. But boy ... is this movie slow. At least half an hour could have been cut to reach its inevitable dark ending. But then again, a slow rhythm may be the whole point, to 'feel' these kids' lives.
Mo says:
In any case, if you like to try this filmmaker again ,There is a fantastic emotional work of him : Like Father Like Son " about a delicate subject and a dilemma at the end : What would u do if it happened to u ?
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That's great to know! Because I heard it might an Oscar contender this year. Thanks!
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