A Monster Calls (film)
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| Directed by | J. A. Bayona |
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| Screenplay by | Patrick Ness |
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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness from an idea by Siobhan Dowd |
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| Music by | Fernando Velázquez |
| Cinematography | Óscar Faura |
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| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $43 million |
| Box office | $43 million |
A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Patrick Ness, based on his novel of the same name. The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall, and Liam Neeson, and tells the story of Conor (MacDougal), a child whose mother (Jones) is terminally ill; one night, he is visited by a giant tree-like monster (Neeson), who states that he will come back each night and tell him three stories.
A Monster Calls premiered on September 10, 2016 at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was then released in Spain on October 7, 2016 and in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2017. In the United States, the film began a limited release in on December 23, 2016, followed by a wide release on January 6, 2017. It received praise for its themes, directing, performances and visual effects, although the writing was considered by some as overly dark. The film was a domestic disappointment grossing just $3.7 million, and has grossed $43 million worldwide.
Young Conor O'Malley must face his mother's terminal cancer, his strict grandmother, his estranged father, and his school bully, Harry. One night at 12:07 a.m., Conor encounters the tree-like Monster, who tells Conor it has come to relate three true stories, after which Conor will tell the Monster his own story, the truth behind his nightmare. They continue to meet at 12:07 a.m. or p.m., and Conor ultimately understands that though he does not want his mother to die, he understands it is inevitable and something he must accept, and that he wants the experience to be over. After this, Conor returns, with the Monster by his side, to comfort his mother one last time, and she dies at 12:07. He returns home with his grandmother, who becomes caring towards him and gives Conor a room of his own, a room that used to be his mother's. In the room he finds his mother's old art book, which depicts the characters of the stories that have been told by the Monster, and a drawing of his mother as a child with the Monster.
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