A Monster Calls

(2016)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 3,639 votes

Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Family

Year: 2016

Runtime: 108 мин

Country: Spain, United States of America

Director: Хуан Антонио Байона

Cast: Льюис МакДугалл, Сигурни Уивер, Фелисити Джонс, Тоби Кеббелл, Ben Moor, James Melville, Oliver Steer, Dominic Boyle, Jennifer Lim, Max Gabbay

Plot

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.

The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very touching story about a boy who feels very damaged, guilty and mostly angry. He struggles at school with bullies, and pity looks from everyone, and at home with his mother's sickness. Will Conor overcome his problems? Will everything be okay? Will Conor be able to speak the truth?