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A Monster Calls (2016)

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Stories are wild creatures.

A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way. Conor, a twelve-year-old boy, encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

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Cast & Crew

Director
J. A. Bayona
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    Conor Lewis MacDougall
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    Grandma Sigourney Weaver
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    Mum Felicity Jones
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    Dad Toby Kebbell
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    Mr. Clark Ben Moor
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    Harry James Melville
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    Anton Dominic Boyle
  • Profile picture of Jennifer Lim
    Miss Kwan Jennifer Lim

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