Speed Cinema Screenings: Monster 1/20/24 3PM

“A masterclass in mystery.”—Luke Hicks, The Film Stage

Oscar-nominated director Kore-eda Hirokazu (Shoplifters) latest film is a taught drama investigating the truth as told through the vantage point of multiple characters creating a mind-expanding narrative.

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.

Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival. 2023, Japan, DCP, in Japanese with English subtitles, 126 minutes. Rated PG-13.