A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.
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Film Cast:
- Conor O’Malley: Lewis MacDougall
- Grandma: Sigourney Weaver
- Lizzie O’Malley (Mum): Felicity Jones
- Dad: Toby Kebbell
- The Monster (voice): Liam Neeson
- Mr. Clark: Ben Moor
- Lily’s Mum: Frida Palsson
- Female Nurse: Wanda Opalinska
- Harry: James Melville
- Sully: Oliver Steer
- Anton: Dominic Boyle
- Miss Kwan: Jennifer Lim
- Steven: Max Gabbay
- Peter: Joe Curtis
- Lawyer: Morgan Symes
- 5 Year Old Connor: Max Golds
- Teacher: Patrick Taggart
- Lily: Lily-Rose Aslandogdu
- The Head Teacher: Geraldine Chaplin
- Rollercoaster Boy: Jake Talbot
- Rollercoster Rider: Lee Bolton
- Paramedic: Garry Marriott
Film Crew:
- Casting: Shaheen Baig
- Executive Producer: Jonathan King
- Executive Producer: Patrick Wachsberger
- Editor: Bernat Vilaplana
- Production Design: Eugenio Caballero
- Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
- Executive Producer: Álvaro Augustín
- Producer: Belén Atienza
- Executive Producer: Enrique López Lavigne
- Executive Producer: Ghislain Barrois
- Executive Producer: Jeff Skoll
- Executive Producer: Bill Pohlad
- Director: J. A. Bayona
- Original Music Composer: Fernando Velázquez
- Director of Photography: Óscar Faura
- Post Production Supervisor: Jaume Martí
- Camera Operator: Albert Carreras
- Second Unit Director: Eugenio Mira
- Gaffer: José Luis Rodríguez
- Co-Producer: Sandra Hermida
- Stand In: Tom Holland
- Line Producer: Sarah Wheale
- Novel: Patrick Ness
- Assistant Editor: Queralt González
- Costume Design: Stephen Noble
- Makeup Designer: Marese Langan
- Art Direction: Dídac Bono
- Dialogue Coach: Elizabeth Himelstein
- Art Direction: Ravi Bansal
- Costume Supervisor: Anna Aguilà
- Unit Publicist: Patricia Johnson
- Foley Artist: Manuel Carrión
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Marc Orts
- Dialogue Editor: Laura Díez Mora
- Sound Effects Editor: Marc Bech
- Sound Designer: Oriol Tarragó
- Steadicam Operator: Ramón Sánchez
- Still Photographer: Quim Vives
- Script Supervisor: Glòria Blanes
- Dialect Coach: Sarah Shepherd
- Camera Operator: Oriol Busquets
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Félix Bergés
- Camera Operator: David Valldepérez
- Set Designer: Florian Müller
- Executive Producer: Mitch Horwits
- Boom Operator: Shaun Mills
- Special Effects Supervisor: Pau Costa
- Still Photographer: José Haro
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Geraint Hixson
- First Assistant “A” Camera: Guillem Huertas
- Dialogue Editor: Albert Ribas
- Stunt Double: Paul Lowe
- Makeup Effects: Montse Ribé
- Makeup Effects: David Martí
- ADR Mixer: Kyle D. Krajewski
- Makeup Artist: Kelly Zampogna
- Stunt Coordinator: Cuco Usín
- Art Direction: Jaime Anduiza
- Idea: Siobhan Dowd
- Sound Effects Editor: Martí Albert
- Stunt Coordinator: Ian van Temperley
- Stunts: Tiger Rudge
- Sculptor: Abner Marín
- Property Master: Ariel Margolis
- Stunt Double: Chus Lucas
- First Assistant Camera: Jordi Florensa
- Key Grip: Javier González Leonardo
- Third Assistant Director: Jesus Espin
- Set Designer: Marc Estrugo
- Casting Associate: Layla Merrick-Wolf
- Assistant Editor: Ana Charte
- Visual Effects Producer: Ainara Castro
- Makeup Effects: Cristina Malillos
- Post Production Supervisor: Víctor Martí
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Peter McDonald
- Greensman: Richard Rowntree
- Concept Artist: Joseph Diaz
- Production Coordinator: Jen Rooks
- Extras Casting: Carmen Romero
- VFX Editor: Alberto Bernad
- Second Assistant Camera: Celine Gravez
- Thanks: Steve Joberns
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Srinivas Janapati
- Second Assistant Director: Jan Zalar
- Production Accountant: Maryllis Gonzalez
- Post Production Coordinator: Inés Font
- First Assistant Director: Fernando Trullols
- Second Assistant Camera: Edward Botham
- Studio Teacher: Anita Primett
- Graphic Designer: Emma Saunders
- Electrician: Víctor Sarasa
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Don Hoffman
- Assistant Production Manager: Josué Corral
- Unit Manager: Goyo Gámez
- Unit Production Manager: Margarita Huguet
- Third Assistant Director: Anna Capdevila
- Second Assistant Director: Ruben Goldfarb
- Floor Runner: Kieran O’Neal
- Second Assistant Director: Marc Rial
- Second Assistant Director: Mónica Sánchez
- Property Master: Jason Bond
- Assistant Property Master: Javier López Antía
- Concept Artist: Andrey Ryabovichev
- Concept Artist: Sean Sevestre
- Foley Editor: Jose Ruiz
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Wasselena Bilak
- Second Assistant Camera: Miquel Auguet
- Camera Trainee: Thomas Barrera
- Epk Camera Operator: Yousef El Awage
- Second Assistant “C” Camera: Esther Mestres
- Electrician: Debora Witte
- VFX Editor: Marcel Cifré
- Orchestrator: Jaime Gutiérrez Domínguez
- Assistant Production Coordinator: Lyndsey Haluszczak
Movie Reviews:
- Reno: **An alternate way to confront the reality.**
Based on the British novel, made by a well known Spanish director. This film might remind you the titles like ‘Finding Neverland’, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, ‘Neverwas’ et cetera, but still it is unique. Particularly for the message it carried out. Many lines were awesome, inspiring for those whose world are crumbling down. Emotional, as well as one of the best recent children’s films.
The story of a boy whose mother is severely ill. He starts to have weird dreams, following, an appearance of a tree-monster from the nearby cemetery. The monster is to tell a few tales and at the end of it, he has to tell the truth about his nightmares to him. So as the days go by, it becomes more challenging to him to confront the reality. He can’t run away from all, but to face it and those are the remaining narration.
While being a kid, they believe every fantasy tale have narrated to them. Even a picture of those tales would influence to have an imagination in their daily life activity. This film does not hide anything from the viewers just to bring a breathtaking twist at the finale. So, you would know what’s happening, but why, is the puzzle to solve. Even that is not a hard nut to crack. Though the purpose of the film is to reveal how some children cope a tragic event in their life, like perhaps the film ‘Before I Wake’, with misunderstanding the words said by the grown ups to them. This is really a wonderful film for kids, as well as for adults. I Hope you won’t miss it.
_7/10_