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.
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.
MONSTER
Official Trailer
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).
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MONSTER “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 MONSTER has a runtime of approximately 126 minutes
and is rated PG-13 for thematic material and brief suggestive
material.
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.
