GREATER ADRIA
MONSTER
DIRECTOR: Hirokazu Kore-eda
COUNTRY: Japan
YEAR/DURATION: 2023. • 125′
mystery, thriller
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Yuji Sakamoto
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ryuto Kondo
- EDITOR: Hirokazu Kore-eda
- COSTUME DESIGN: Kazuko Kurosawa
- SCORE: Ryuichi Sakamoto
- CAST: Sakura Andō, Eita Nagayama, Sōya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yūko Tanaka
- PRODUCERS: Megumi Banse, Minami Ichikawa, Taichi Itô, Ryo Ota, Hijiri Taguchi, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Hajime Ushioda, Kenji Yamada, Tatsumi Yoda
- PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Gaga, Toho, Fuji Television Network, AOI Pro, Bun-Buku
- DISTRIBUTION: MegaCom Film
Synopsis
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, single mother Saori knows that there is something wrong. Discovering that one of his teachers might be responsible, she storms into the school demanding answers. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, shocking truths begin to emerge.
Festivals and awards
Asian Film Awards 2024 – Best Director Award
Japan Academy Film Prize 2024 – Best Actress Award (Sakura Ando), Newcomer of the Year Award (Sōya Kurokawa and Hinata Hiiragi)
Cannes Film Festival 2023. – Nomination for Palme d’Or, Queer Palm Award, Best Screenplay Award
Chicago International Film Festival 2023 – Gold Q-Hugo Award
Stockholm International Film Awards 2023 – FIPRESCI Award
Vancouver International Film Festival – Audience Award
Trailer
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About the director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
(Tokyo, 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. After graduating from Waseda University in 1987, he started directing several prize-winning documentary programs for television. His directorial debuts, Maborosi (1995) and After Life (1998), distributed in over 30 countries, brought Kore-eda international acclaim. Six other films were subsequently selected for major festivals. In 2013, his feature film Like Father, Like Son won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Then in 2018, Shoplifters won the Palme d’Or at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, Best Foreign Film at the 44th César as well as being nominated for the 91st Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He then shot two features outside Japan, The Truth in France, and Broker in Korea. Monster, which won Best Screenplay at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, is his 16th feature film.
Screening
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- VALLI CINEMA – WEDNESDAY 17.7.2024.
20:00
- VALLI CINEMA – WEDNESDAY 17.7.2024.
FREE ENTRANCE
