A visually
spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona of The Impossible
& The Orphanage reputation, A Focus
Features presentation, A Monster Calls
is based on the award-winning novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall)
attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of
his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales
that explore courage, loss, and faith.
· Director - Juan Antonio Bayona
· Writers - Patrick Ness, based on
his novel A Monster Calls
· Actors - Lewis MacDougall,
Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver
· Genre - Fantasy, Drama
· Run Time - 1 hour 48 minutes
· Release Date – 6th January 2017
12-year-old Conor O’Malley (Lewis MacDougall)
is about to escape into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales. He is
dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, which has necessitated
Conor’s spending time with his less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney
Weaver). His daily existence at his U.K. school is one of academic disinterest
and bullying by classmates. As Conor’s father (Toby Kebbell) has resettled
thousands of miles away in the U.S., the boy yearns for guidance.
He
unexpectedly summons a most unlikely ally, who bursts forth with terrifying
grandeur from an ancient towering yew tree and the powerful earth below it: a
40-foot-high colossus of a creature (portrayed in performance-capture and
voiceover by Liam Neeson) who appears at Conor’s bedroom window @12:07 one
night – and at that time on nights thereafter. The Monster has stories to tell,
and he insists that Conor hear them and powerfully visualize them. Conor’s fear
gives way to feistiness and then to looking within; for, The Monster demands
that once the tales are told it will be time for Conor to tell his own story in
return. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of
courage, faith, and truth.
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