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Koreeda's Shoplifters sparks renewed debate on family

Original: Hirokazu Koreeda – „Shoplifters – Familienbande“ (2018) „Familie“ ist wohl eine der erfolgreichsten Fiktionen in der Men

Hirokazu Koreeda's 2018 Palme d'Or-winning film 'Shoplifters' is being discussed again, with commentary focusing on its central idea: that family is one of humanity's most successful fictions, presented as biological, stable and a substitute where the welfare state fails. The film follows an impoverished found family surviving through petty shoplifting, and the current discussion frames it as a critique of both conventional family norms and social policy.

Why now: The film is being re-examined for its sharp critique of the family as an institution and of failing welfare systems.

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• Hirokazu Koreeda – „Shoplifters – Familienbande“ (2018) „Familie“ ist wohl eine der erfolgreichsten Fiktionen in der Menschheitsgeschichte. Sie soll biologisch sein, natürlich, stabil und den Sozialstaat – vor allem dort wo er versagt – zusammenhalten. Hirokazu Koreeda nimmt… · mediathekperlen@nexxtpress.de · 36

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