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A Monster Calls (2016)

PG-1310/07/2016Fantasy, Adventure, Family1h 48m

Stories are wild creatures.

Overview

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Lewis MacDougall

    Conor

  2. Cast 1

    Sigourney Weaver

    Grandma

  3. Cast 1

    Felicity Jones

    Mum

  4. Cast 1

    Toby Kebbell

    Dad

  5. Cast 1

    Ben Moor

    Mr. Clark

  6. Cast 1

    James Melville

    Harry

  7. Oliver Steer

    Sully

  8. Cast 1

    Dominic Boyle

    Anton

  9. Cast 1

    Jennifer Lim

    Miss Kwan

**It's not a hateful or forgettable movie, but it's far from being lively or happy.** Despite its weaknesses, I confess I liked this film, and that maybe comes from the fact that it touched me personally. Being a film that is so focused on the pain of losing someone dear, on how a person faces situations of suffering and manages to digest it, it was a film that cost me a little to watch because I also lost a very dear person recently. I expected a more cheerful film with a more lively tone. That, yes, partially frustrated my expectations, and I believe that other people will also say the sa...