Hull Independent Cinema: MONSTER Tickets

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MONSTER
Dir Hirokazu Kore-eda | 2023 | Japan | 127 min | 12A | Japanese 

When 11-year-old Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother suspects that he is being bullied by his teacher. She storms into the school demanding to know what is going on but runs up against an unsympathetic headteacher and the slow wheels of internal bureaucracy. Then Minato is accused himself of bullying one of his classmates, although they seem to be close friends. Just who is the monster here? As the story unfolds through the eyes of teacher, mother and child, the truth gradually emerges.

Starring Soya Kurokawa, Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Hinata Hiiragi

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
Cannes Film Fest: Winner, Queer Palm, Best Screenplay; Nominee, Palme d'Or
Chicago Int'l Film Fest: Winner, Gold Q-Hugo
Asian Film Awards: Nominee, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Design
Stockholm Film Fest: Winner, FIPRESCI Prize

REVIEWS
"It's one of the finest films of the year, and its structure — like its circle of characters — carries secrets that can only be unraveled through patience and empathy." Natalia Winkelman, New York Times

"Monster’s three perspectives are not so much in argument with one another as they are pieces of the same puzzle. And once they are locked together, the final portrait is staggeringly heartbreaking." Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail

"A minutely observed, profoundly compassionate chronicle of untidy contemporary lives." ★★★★ Nicholas Barber, BBC

"Another striking piece of work from a master, a movie that’s so carefully calibrated that you get lost in these characters, forgetting they're performers and not people caught up in a genuinely traumatic chapter of life." Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

ACCESSIBILITY
This film will be presented with Descriptive Subtitles. Please read on for more information.

Hull Independent Cinema is working towards creating more accessibility for our audiences. HIC have decided to present all our films with descriptive subtitles, where available.

Descriptive subtitles refer to subtitles intended for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. They are also known as HOH (Hard of Hearing) subtitles or SDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing). These subtitles are a transcription rather than a just translation; in addition to reproducing dialogue, they aim to describe additional non-dialogue sounds available to a hearing audience, e.g. “(sighs)” or “(door creaks)” and song lyrics. In our experience, guests do not find the subtitles distracting, especially as the majority of our films are subtitled foreign language films.

RATING
Monster is rated 12A. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, please see the film's page on the BBFC website

Programme Details
The venue is open all day, so why not come along early to grab a drink and a snack? The programme run time includes an allowance for introductions and up to three trailers. While we will endeavour to accommodate latecomers, this may not always be possible. Please note that we reserve the right to refuse entry, without a refund, to anyone arriving after the advertised start time.

Please note the pedestrian entrance to Princes Quay is either via the Quayside entrance (next to Nandos) or via the footpath from Waterhouse Lane / Bonus Arena. Both entrances off Carr Lane are closed after 6pm. The car park entrance remains unaffected.

Contact Us
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Ticket Terms and Conditions
If any tickets remain unsold they can be purchased on the door on the night of the screening, but we strongly advise buying in advance. Advance tickets must be purchased; we cannot reserve tickets. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. If you purchase a member or CEA Companion ticket, your membership card or a CEA card MUST be presented along with your ticket on the door when you come to a film. If you do not have your card we reserve the right to charge the non-discount rate for your ticket.