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MonsterJapanese film series 2024

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Two young boys are standing on a bridge, which can be seen blurred in the background. They both have mud on their faces.
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When her 10-year-old son Minato suddenly starts behaving strangely, his mother senses that something is wrong. She discovers that a teacher is responsible and storms into the school to find out what’s going on. Told variously from the points of view of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually comes to light as the story unfolds.

This event is in the past.

When her 10-year-old son Minato suddenly starts behaving strangely, his mother senses that something is wrong. She discovers that a teacher is responsible and storms into the school to find out what’s going on. Told variously from the points of view of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually comes to light as the story unfolds.

Hirokazu Kore-eda, internationally acclaimed director and winner of the Palme d’Or, presents us with a visually stunning psychological mystery thriller about love, guilt, social conflicts and secrets.

 

Japan 2023, 125 minutes, original language with German subtitles; directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda; script: Yūji Sakamoto. FSK-rated 12 years and older