Nobody Knows
Original title: Dare mo shiranai · Turkish title: Kimse Farketmiyor
“Did mom really abandon us?”
2004 · 2 h 21 min
Directed by 
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-edaCast
Yuya Yagira Ayu Kitaura Hiei Kimura
Credits
Written by: 
Hirokazu Koreeda
Plot
A mother leaves her four children alone in a Tokyo apartment. The oldest boy, twelve, must keep them fed and hidden.
Sinekatalog’s take
Four siblings are left alone in a Tokyo apartment by their mother. Kore-eda's quiet drama is based on a real case and observes the children's world with great tenderness and without melodrama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (36,164 votes)
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