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无人知晓(金棕榈奖入围影片同名小说)
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Film master Hirokazu Kore-eda's novel of the same name was shortlisted for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In autumn in Tokyo, twelve-year-old Amin moved to a new apartment with his mother Keiko, and there were three other children secretly hidden in the house. The mother lied to the landlord that her husband was working abroad and that she lived with her son, but in fact each of the four children had a different father. They could only stay at home and could not go to school. When his mother went out to work, Amin took on the responsibility of looking after his younger siblings. Suddenly one day, the mother disappeared, leaving cash and a note, and entrusted Amin to take care of her brothers and sisters. No relatives, no friends, hungry, no water or electricity at home, garbage all over the floor, spring is coming, how should the children face their new life?
Film master Hirokazu Kore-eda's novel of the same name was shortlisted for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In autumn in Tokyo, twelve-year-old Amin moved to a new apartment with his mother Keiko, and there were three other children secretly hidden in the house. The mother lied to the landlord that her husband was working abroad and that she lived with her son, but in fact each of the four children had a different father. They could only stay at home and could not go to school. When his mother went out to work, Amin took on the responsibility of looking after his younger siblings. Suddenly one day, the mother disappeared, leaving cash and a note, and entrusted Amin to take care of her brothers and sisters. No relatives, no friends, hungry, no water or electricity at home, garbage all over the floor, spring is coming, how should the children face their new life?