Shoplifters

Film

The latest helping of cinematic soul food from Japanese writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda has been worth the wait since its Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival in May. A sensual, hopeful portrait of an unconventional “shoplifting family” and their life on Tokyo’s hardscrabble fringes, it’s an unassuming treasure, and one of the very best films of the year. Robbie Collin 15 cert, 121 mins