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A Monster Calls (2016)

A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
PG-13
Fantasy
Documentary
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Release Date
January 1, 2016
Cast
Lewis MacDougall , Sigourney Weaver , Felicity Jones , Toby Kebbell , Ben Moor , James Melville
Runtime
108
Main Genre
Fantasy
Studio
Focus Features, Lionsgate International
Writers
Patrick Ness , Siobhan Dowd
Tagline
Stories are wild creatures.

Summary

A Monster Calls is a visually spectacular drama about a young boy who attempts to deal with his mother’s illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that deal with courage, loss and faith.

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