Monster
Japan, 2023, 126 minutes, Color, Japanese; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2023 Cannes Film Festival; Queer Palm, Best Screenplay
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
Screenplay: Sakamoto Yûji
Cinematography: Kondo Ryuto
Editing: Kore-eda Hirokazu
Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Producer: Kawamura Genki, Ito Taichi, Taguchi Hijiri
Production: AOI Pro. Inc.
Cast: Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yûko Tanaka
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.