MONSTER
From Academy Award-nominee Hirokazu Kore-eda—A mother demands answers when a teacher bullies her son, but the truth is far more complex than expected.
SHOWTIMES
JAN 12 | FRI
CANCELLED
JAN 13 | SAT
CANCELLED
JAN 14 | SUN
CANCELLED
JAN 15 | MON
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
JAN 16 | TUE
5:00 p.m.
JAN 17 | WED
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
JAN 18 | THU
5:00p.m. [7:35 p.m. SCREENING CANCELLED]
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.
Director
WITH
Run Time
2 hours, 6 minutes
Released
December 15, 2023
Distributed by
Well Go USA
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Subtitles / Open Captions
Country
Japan
SUBTITLES
Japanese with English Subtitles
RATED PG-13
for thematic material and brief suggestive material
REVIEWS
“Monster is one of the finest films of the year, and its structure — like its circle of characters — carries secrets that can only be unraveled through patience and empathy.”
“Monster is another striking piece of work from a master, a movie that’s so carefully calibrated that you get lost in these characters, forgetting they’re performers and not people caught up in a genuinely traumatic chapter of life.”
“Monster keeps its secrets until its final moments, leaving us with the feeling that we have earned its trust and are worthy of the precious, beautiful truths that lie at its heart.”