Japanese newcomer Rimu Kuwaki makes his debut as a savvy robot child surrogate in auteur Hirokazu Koreeda‘s Sheep in the Box, premiering in Competition today at the Cannes Film Festival.
Palme d’Or winner Koreeda is a regular in Cannes, largely returning to present films that deal with issues of life, death and parenting, both good and bad. This year his entry Sheep in the Box, offers a sci-fi twist on those familiar themes. It marks the acting debut of Kuwaki, who will turn 10 years old during the festival. Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto play his parents. And Kuwaki? “I
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