The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron at the Electric Palace Harwich

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Film Details

124 MIN

Rating
12A

Director
Hayao Miyazaki

Cast
Luca Padovan, Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale

Synopsis

Contains moderate threat, bloody images, brief self-harm. Read the BBFC guidance here

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation, in tribute to friendship from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

English Dubbed Voice Cast: Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh

 

“An outright masterwork”

“A feast for the eyes, mind, heart and soul” – Empire 5 stars

“Miyazaki’s most expansive and magisterial” – BBC Culture 5 stars

Financial Times – 5 stars

“Wild and Surprising” – Sci-fi now 5 stars

“Astonishing”

“Breathlessly thrilling” Telegraph 5 stars

“A luscious, absorbing animated masterpiece”

“ One of the most monumental visual experiences of the year” Digital Spy – 5 stars

A masterpiece’ – The Times 4 stars

 

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