Monster

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher, and child, the truth gradually emerges.

Keywords

  • Cannes: En compétition
  • Coming of Age
  • Festival de Cannes
  • From a Child’s Perspective
  • Hirokazu Kore-eda
  • Japanese Cinema
  • LGBTQIA+
  • San Sebastian Film Festival
  • Teachers in the Movies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Childhood
  • family

Actors

  • Sakura Ando
  • Eita Nagayama
  • Soya Kurokawa
  • Hinata Hiiragi
  • Yûko Tanaka

Director

  • Hirokazu Kore-eda

Drama

2h 7min

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Japan
2023
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher, and child, the truth gradually emerges.

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher, and child, the truth gradually emerges.


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