‘Sheep In The Box’ Review: Hirokazu Koreeda Turns The Stuff Of Dystopian Nightmares Into A Beautiful Fairytale Study Of Loss – Cannes Film Festival
Hirokazu Koreeda's film 'Sheep In The Box' explores themes of grief and loss through a fantastical narrative. Set in a near-future Japan, it follows Otone Komoto, who grapples with the death of her son while considering a controversial technology that offers a humanoid replica of him. The film blends dream-like elements with a profound examination of family dynamics and the implications of artificial intelligence.
- ▪The film features three notable performances, including a debut from Kuwaki Rumi.
- ▪Otone Komoto, the protagonist, is an artist dealing with the loss of her son and a missing cat.
- ▪The story involves a company called REBirth that offers humanoid replicas for those who have lost loved ones.
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‘Sheep In The Box’ Cannes Film Festival Who do the dead belong to? This strange but thoughtful question is incredibly on brand for Japan’s Hirokazu Koreeda, and he explores it in one of his purest, most dream-like films to date. Built around three extraordinary performances, including one from first-timer Kuwaki Rumi, it’s a light yet somehow very profound study of grief that deals with death in an unusual but surprisingly cathartic way. Inevitably, family life features strongly, as it often does in Koreeda’s movies, but the fantastical elements of the plot make this more of a piece with 1998’s After Life than his recent run from Shoplifters to Monster.
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