This is a little segment I wanted to start on this blog where I shine some light on deserving films that may have been forgotten over time or just never got the attention they deserved from the get go. In this case, I wanted to take a moment to both recommend and remind everyone of the film Nobody Knows. It's a Japanese drama (borderline melodrama) about four kids who are forced to live on their own after their irresponsible mother leaves them.
For a film to have its focus be on four kids, the acting is surprisingly good, believable, and sincere. In fact, the sincerity is where this film really shines. These are kids being kids. Of course, due to the circumstances they are put in, some have to take on an older role to help everyone else, but the performances are so honest that you sometimes forget these are simply child actors playing characters.
It's a film that is no doubt heartbreaking, but is also extremely beautiful. Both in its emotions and in its directing. This is a must see!
Here's an extremely misleading trailer:
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