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# Nobody Knows (2004): what the critics said

Critics' score 78 from 7 reviews: 5 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative.

## IndieWire — Michael Koresky, with responses from Neal Block and Jeff Reichert

Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 28 January 2005. 

The critics find the film emotionally overwhelming and remarkably complete, with Koresky especially praising its restraint. They single out the children’s naturalistic performances and the intimate, unshowy way Kore-eda captures their relationships.

[Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/everybody-hurts-nobody-knows-78426/)

## Empire — David Parkinson

Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 1 January 2000. 

Parkinson gives the film a strongly positive verdict, praising Kore-eda’s restrained, naturalistic treatment of the children’s abandonment. He singles out the innocence and insight of its child’s-eye view of the adult world.

[Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/nobody-knows-review/)

## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw

Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 5 November 2004. 

Bradshaw finds the film powerful, humane, and deeply moving. He singles out the remarkably fresh performances from the child actors for praise.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,4267,1343301,00.html)

## Slant Magazine — Ed Gonzalez

Rating 3/4. 14 January 2005. 

Gonzalez praises the film as a serene, emotionally affecting meditation on familial togetherness. He singles out Yagira Yūya’s unsettling, complex performance and the film’s quietly devastating depiction of the children’s hardship.

[Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/nobody-knows/)

## Screen Daily — Allan Hunter

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 26 May 2004. 

The review text is unavailable in the page extract, so its verdict cannot be established. No specific praise or criticism is visible.

[Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/nobody-knows-daremo-shiranai/4018847.article)

## Time Out — GA

Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 

The page is identified as a review, but its text is unavailable, so the critic’s verdict cannot be determined. No specific praise or complaint is visible in the supplied page.

[Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/nobody-knows)

## Eye for Film — Emma Slawinski

Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 7 September 2009. 

The critic calls the film a subtle, heart-wrenching masterpiece that is both deeply sad and ultimately hopeful. They single out the children’s performances and Kore-eda’s naturalistic portrayal of their hardship and moments of happiness.

[Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/nobody-knows-film-review-by-emma-slawinski)

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