‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Kore-eda’s Sweet but Limp Sci-Fi Fable About a 7-Year-Old AI Humanoid

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‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Kore-eda’s Sweet but Limp Sci-Fi Fable About a 7-Year-Old AI Humanoid
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'Sheep in the Box' Review: Kore-eda's Sweet but Limp Sci-Fi Fable

The story of a 7-year-old AI humanoid is the Japanese director's version of a high-concept tech fairy tale. Except that it mostly just sits there.

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‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: A Married Couple Adopt a Robot Copy of Their Dead Son in Hirokazu Koreeda’s Emotionally Stilted Riff on ‘A.I.’

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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s AI Family Drama ‘Sheep in the Box’ Earns 3.5-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes

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Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Sheep in the Box' Earns 3.5-Minute Cannes Ovation

Hirokazu Kore-eda's near-future drama about a couple who adopt an infant humanoid premiered in Cannes competition to a 3.5-minute standing ovation.

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Cannes: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’ Premieres to Warm Reception

The filmmaker's 17th feature imagines the world in the near future, at a time when artificial intelligence has come to dominate virtually every aspect of our lives.

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‘Sheep In The Box’ Review: Hirokazu Koreeda Turns The Stuff Of Dystopian Nightmares Into A Beautiful Fairytale Study Of Loss – Cannes Film Festival
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‘Sheep In The Box’ Review: Hirokazu Koreeda Turns The Stuff Of Dystopian Nightmares Into A Beautiful Fairytale Study Of Loss – Cannes Film Festival

‘Sheep In The Box’ review: Hirokazu Koreeda turns the stuff of dystopian nightmares into a beautiful fairytale study of loss – Cannes Film Festival

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‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: A Married Couple Adopt a Robot Copy of Their Dead Son in Hirokazu Koreeda’s Emotionally Stilted Riff on ‘A.I.’
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Sheep in the Box Review: Hirokazu Koreeda Riffs on Spielberg's A.I.

A married couple adopts a robot copy of their dead son in sweet but stunted grief drama 'Sheep in the Box' from Hirokazu Koreeda.

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Ones to Watch: 10-Year-Old Rimu Kuwaki Proves To Be A Quick Study In Hirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes Competition Entry ‘Sheep In A Box’
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Ones to Watch: 10-Year-Old Rimu Kuwaki Proves To Be A Quick Study In Hirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes Competition Entry ‘Sheep In A Box’

Ones to Watch: 10-year-old Rimu Kuwaki debuts as a robot in Hirokazu Koreeda's Cannes Competition entry 'Sheep in a Box.'

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‘Sheep in the Box’ First Footage: Palme d’Or Winner Hirokazu Kore-eda Returns to Cannes with a Sci-Fi Family Drama
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Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Sheep in the Box' Cannes First Clip — Watch

Watch a clip from Hirokazu Kore-eda's family sci-fi drama 'Sheep in the Box,' premiering at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. First look.

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