Monster

2h 6m - -  

Monster

Japan

2023, Color, Japanese; Turkish captioned, English subtitled, 126 dk

2023 Cannes Film Festival; Queer Palm, Best Screenplay

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu

Screenplay: Sakamoto Yûji

Cinematography: Kondo Ryuto

Editing: Kore-eda Hirokazu

Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto

Producer: Kawamura Genki, Ito Taichi, Taguchi Hijiri

Production: AOI Pro. Inc.

Cast: Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yûko Tanaka

Synopsis

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.

Kore-eda Hirokazu

Born in 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1987 and joined TV Man Union, where he directed many award-winning documentary shows. Since his 1995 feature film debut "Maborosi", he has directed dozens of award-winning films that premiered at the world's biggest film festivals. With his 2018 film “Shoplifters” he won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, which he has been close to several times.