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\n\tHirokazu Kore-eda\u2019s near-future drama \u201cSheep in the Box,\u201d in which a grieving couple welcomes a state-of-the-art humanoid as their son, premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to a 3.5-minute standing ovation.<\/p>\n

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\n\tKore-eda earned warm but not sustained applause after the credits rolled, with the ovation lasting 3.5 minutes until the director asked for the mic. One of the most enthusiastic applauders was James Franco, who was on his feet as soon as the film ended and kept up his ovation till the very end.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film marks Kore-eda\u2019s return to the Croisette for the first time since \u201cMonster\u201d won the Best Screenplay prize in 2023. Stars Ayase Haruka and Yamamoto Daigo play the couple at the center of the film, with Kuwaki Rimu as the infant humanoid who comes to live with them following the death of their son.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSet in a near-future Japan, \u201cSheep in the Box\u201d centers on questions of parenthood and grief as Ayase and Yamamoto\u2019s couple take in an infant humanoid following the death of their son. The film marks a departure into science fiction for Kore-eda, best known for the intimate domestic dramas \u201cShoplifters,\u201d and \u201cBroker.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKore-eda\u2019s relationship with Cannes stretches back more than two decades, with seven films selected across Competition and Un Certain Regard. \u201cNobody Knows\u201d earned the best actor prize for Yagira Yuya in 2004, \u201cLike Father, Like Son\u201d won the Jury Prize in 2013, \u201cShoplifters\u201d took the Palme d\u2019Or in 2018, \u201cBroker\u201d the Ecumenical Jury prize and the best actor award for Song Kang-ho in 2022, and \u201cMonster\u201d both best screenplay and the Queer Palm in 2023 \u2013 making him one of the most decorated filmmakers in the festival\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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