Monster
2023
****½
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Sakura Andō, Eita Nagayama, Sōya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Shidō Nakamura, Yūko Tanaka, Yūki Kura, Konomi Watanabe
When her son exhibits strange behavior, a single mother suspects his teacher of abuse, but is that what's actually happening? Like Rashomon, Hirokazu Kore-eda's brilliant follow-up to Broker tells the same story from multiple perspectives, which reveals misunderstandings and unspoken traumas and emotions. This moving film features lovely performances.
