The generic. Kore-eda Hirokazu is one of the essential contemporary Japanese directors, a regular at the festival’s awards. For example with A family matterPalme d’Or at Cannes in 2018. The lucky stars is no exception to the rule with two awards at Cannes this spring. The Ecumenical Award and Best Actor Award for South Korean song Kang-Ho. Indeed, Kore-eda shot his new film in Korea with local actors, including Song Kang-Ho, well known to French film buffs with Parasite et The Transperceneige by Bong Joon Ho. Also present was Lee Ji-eun, better known as K-pop star IU.
Genre. Social drama.
Song Kang-Ho won a performance award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for her role in ‘The Good Stars’. © Metropolitan Film Export
History. During the night, a young woman abandons her baby in front of a safety deposit box set up for this purpose. Two men illegally retrieve the baby in an attempt to sell it to a family. But the police are also available to dismantle this child trafficking. One follows road trip incredible with a gallery of characters, one more surprising than the other.
Duration. 2 hours 09.
Ji-eun Lee is best known as a K-pop singer under the nickname IU. © Metropolitan Film Export
We love
Kore-eda prefers the families we make to the ones we have. This is the case of this gang of nickel-plated foot traffickers accompanied by a mother who wants to abandon her child. Branquignols to whom we bond more and more because behind their scams, it is their humanity that takes over. Furthermore, this gripping drama is not lacking in humor, and the actors regularly give plenty of room for emotion.
We love less
It’s a little below excellent. A family matter of which we find some elements but it remains a very good film.
