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A tight-knit family of outsiders resort to petty theft to survive until a single arrest threatens their bond.
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On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by fierce loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence and test their quietly radical belief that it is love—not blood—that defines a family.
"Hirokazu Kore-Eda, director of 'Father and Son' and 'Nobody Knows', returns in an emotionally stirring and deeply human film, hallmark of the filmmaker's filmography. The story is about a low-income family living what appears to be a happy life on the outskirts of Tokyo - though they resort to small crimes to survive. Everything changes when they take in a lost girl, sharing what little they have in an act of dimensions bigger than they could imagine. The result of this mix is an engaging feature that combines humor and drama, also exploring themes such as unemployment, gentrification, and family love."