Directed by:
Andrea PallaoroCinematography:
Katelin ArizmendiCast:
Trace Lysette, Emily Browning, Patricia Clarkson, Adriana Barraza, Joshua Close, Jean Zarzour, Bobby EasleyVOD (4)
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At a young age, Monica (Trace Lysette) was kicked out of her home by her mother Eugenia (Patricia Clarkson). Now she lives alone, working as a masseuse by day and a video sex worker by night, stoically enduring the indignities of other people's interest in her, brushing off harassers, and navigating the pain of an absentee lover. Then her sister-in-law Laura (Emily Browning) invites Monica home to Cincinnati to visit her ailing mother, but when she gets there, Eugenia no longer knows who she is. Monica is a beautifully realised slow-burn drama depicting two characters mired in layers of complicated feeling as they find their way toward reconciliation. (Verve Pictures)
(more)Cast
Trace Lysette
USA
Emily Browning
Australia
Best movies:
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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The Uninvited (2009)
Patricia Clarkson
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Untouchables (1987)
Adriana Barraza
Mexico
Best movies:
Amores Perros (2000)
Babel (2006)
Thor (2011)
Joshua Close
Canada
Best movies:
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Jean Zarzour
USA
Best movies:
The World According to Garp (1982)
Love and Other Drugs (2010)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Bobby Easley
Best movies:
Monica (2022)