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Dir.HirokazuKoreeda,2004; Cert. 12;2hr21min;Subtitled>?
ThedirectorofAfterlife and Maborosioffersthisbeautifullyobservedtaleofchildhood,basedonrealeventsin'80sJapan. NobodyKnowsislacedwithpoignantandlyricalmomentsinitsotherwiserealistmode. Asinglemotherleavesher12-year-oldsonAkirasomecashandanotetotakecareofhisthreesiblingstillshereturns. Whenhebeginstodoubtherreturn,Akirastrugglestokeeptheclandestinefamilytogetherandsafe. Theyoungcastwasselectedthroughopenauditionsandareallimpressive,butit'sYagiraYuyaasAkirawhocarriesthefilm,earninghimtheBestActoraward at the lastCannesFilmFestival.
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