Monster(怪物)
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Japan · 2023
2h 6m
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Hinata Hiiragi, Mitsuki Takahata
Genre Drama
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When a single mother notices her young son Minato is behaving strangely, she feels that there is something wrong and discovers one of his teachers is to blame. After she confronts him, the truth is slowly revealed through the son, the mother, and the teacher’s perspectives.
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