Kore-eda Hirokazu’s MONSTER opens in New York today. It will open in Los Angeles and Chicago December 1, and in additional nationwide markets December 15.

MONSTER is directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu, with screenplay by Yuji Sakamoto. The cast includes Sakura Ando, Nagayama Eita, Kurokawa Soya, Hinata Hiiragi, and Yuko Tanaka. The producers are Genki Kawamura, Kenji Yamada, and the film’s composer is Ryuichi Sakamoto.

SYNOPSIS:

“After a mother (Sakura Ando) discovers that a teacher’s bullying is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satisfactory answers—and with an increasingly distressed child—she furiously escalates her concerns to the school board and the media. But as the story unfolds through the multilayered perspectives of mother, teacher, and child, the real truth gradually emerges—and proves much more complex than anyone could have expected.”

Check out the film’s trailer below: