Shoplifters

Rima Das' Village Rockstars out of race for Best Foreign Language Film at Academy Awards 2019

Village Rockstars is set in Rima Das' own village of Chhaygaon in Assam. It is the story of "poor but amazing children" who live a fun-filled life.

Cannes Film Festival 2018: Hirokazu Kore-Eda's Shoplifters wins coveted Palme d’Or; see full list of winners

While Nadine Labaki's Capernaum was expected to win, Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-Eda walked away with the top prize.

Cannes Film Festival 2018: Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda wins Palme d’Or; Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman awarded the Grand Prix

The Palme d’Or was awarded to Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters; a tender portrait of a poor, impoverished family.