MONSTER
The Award-Winning Drama From Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
Available for Early Sell Through February 27,
on Digital March 12
Before Debuting on Blu-ray™ April 9
English Language Dub Available
“Monster
is another striking piece of work from a master …” ~ ROGEREBERT.COM
MONSTER Official
Trailer | Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda | Starring Sakura Ando
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From internationally-acclaimed, award-winning director Hirokazu
Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Broker) comes the highly-lauded drama
MONSTER, available for early sell-through
on February 27, then available on Digital March 12,
before debuting on Blu-ray™ April 9 from Well Go USA
Entertainment. After learning a teacher is bullying her son,
a mother demands answers, eventually resorting to legal action.
But as the truth is gradually revealed, it proves more complex
than anyone imagined. The film’s screenplay was written by Sakamoto
Yuji (In Love and Deep Water), with music by late Academy
Award®-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (Best Music, Original
Score, The Last Emperor, 1988). The cast of MONSTER
includes Ando Sakura (Shoplifters), Nagayama Eita (Undercurrent),
newcomer Kurokawa Soya, and Hiiragi Hinata (One Second Ahead,
One Second Behind).
“The
film, at once warmly exuberant and carefully restrained, is
a mighty entry in the queer coming-of-age canon, built with
the compassion and inventiveness so signature to its creator.”
~ VANITY FAIR
At
the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, MONSTER was nominated
for the prestigious Palme D'Or and won the screenplay award
and the Queer Palm award. Following its North American debut
at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, MONSTER
garnered critical accolades at numerous festivals, including
Chicago (Gold Q-Hugo Award winner), Mill Valley, Newport Beach
(Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor), Vancouver (Audience
Award), and the Hamptons.
“A
dense and looping melodrama that spirals towards its core idea
with
the centrifugal force of a Christopher Nolan movie.” ~ INDIEWIRE
Synopsis:
After a mother (Ando Sakura) discovers that a teacher’s bullying
is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior, she storms
into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without
satisfactory answers—and with an increasingly distressed child—she
furiously escalates her concerns to the school board and the
media. But as the story unfolds through the multilayered perspectives
of mother, teacher, and child, the real truth gradually emerges—and
proves much more complex than anyone could have expected.
Country of Origin: Japan MONSTER has a runtime of approximately 126 minutes
and is rated PG-13 for thematic material and brief suggestive
material.
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