The Boy and the Heron

Year: 2023

Actors: Florence Pugh, Mark Hamill, Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson

Duration: 124 min

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

Genre: Adventure   Animation   Drama   Family   Fantasy