Release date (UK): 2024 | Country: Japan | Running time: 127 min | Genres: Drama, Thriller | Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Starring: Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa. | BBFC 12
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film is a tender portrait of the connection between two young boys told from a number of interwoven perspectives in a deeply moving mystery that recalls the structure of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon nearly 75 years ago.
Monster is a film that regularly evolves as context clues are revealed; it’s thrilling mystery from the outset soon makes way for a tragic and touching fable about Monito. . .