Like Rashomon, several of Kore-eda Hirokazu’s films use different perspectives to get to one truth.
In Monster, a boy (Soya Kurokawa) complaints that a teacher has struck him and bullied him, and his mother (Sakura Ando) presses for answers, which are not readily easy to find.
Ando is outstanding, as is Hinata Hiiragi as the boy’s odd little friend.
The ending will either uplift or devastate you, depending on how you read it.
“Monster” directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.© Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival
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