Right now, Kore-eda is editing a seven-episode TV series that he directed from August to December last year. Otherwise, Monster, which I’ve seen twice, certainly benefits from repeat viewings, not just from its twisty plot structure but revisiting the moving magnitude of its final act.
“It took three years to write the script,” says Kore-eda. “There were a number of different endings. For example, one version had the mother and teacher rescue the children from the train carriage. But ultimately we chose for the children to slip through the adults’ outstretched hands and actually affirm themselves at the end.” Monster is out in UK cinemas on March 15.
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