Closet Monster

Closet Monster

  • Director: Stephen Dunn
  • Writer: Stephen Dunn,Don McKellar
  • Countries of origin: Canada
  • Language: English
  • Release date: May 27, 2016
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.78 : 1
  • Also known as: Dolaptaki Canavar
  • "Closet Monster" (Closet Monster) is a Canadian feature film written and directed by Stephen Dunn, starring Connor Jessup , Aaron Abrams , Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini , Joanne Kelly , Aliocha Schneider, etc., in September 2015 It was screened at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival on April 14   and won the Best Canadian Feature Film Award   .
    The film tells the story of Oscar, who was under the shadow of childhood, doubted his self-identity, wanted to love but dared not love, until he met the handsome Wilder, he decided to walk out of the dark cabinet   .

    Details

    • Release date May 27, 2016
    • Filming locations St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
    • Production companies Rhombus Media, Elevation Pictures, Best Boy Productions

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $42,166

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $6,118

    Gross worldwide

    $42,360

    Movie reviews

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    • By Jaiden 2022-01-23 08:05:45

      Tolerance and love

      The whole film has a kind of psychedelic and paranoid beauty. In fact, I really like the processing of the ending. I really hope that everyone can finally get out of the shadows. The final letting go of the male protagonist can actually reflect the status quo of most people in reality. After I grow up, I can understand and forgive those injuries, so letting go of the hamster in the end is to let go of my inner world. The seaside cottage at the end is too beautiful and peaceful, and the color...

    • By Deron 2022-01-23 08:05:45

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      The protagonist’s self-recognition in this movie is combined with the contradiction of the family. Other viewers may find this arrangement deliberate. In order to show the difficulty of self-recognition, another family contradiction has been added. But one of the important resonances that this movie gave me was Oscar's family. Family conflicts made him shy and timid, and so did I. Seeing the quarrel between Oscar's parents in the movie, I was agitated. In those moments, I had gritted teeth...

    • By Nikita 2022-01-23 08:05:45

      When you grow up, you will know what the sense of taste is.

      What’s the impact of my original family on my children... I’m so afraid that they’re too noisy for
      the work of youth movies , and I don’t want to move anymore. Sometimes, if I feel threatened, I hide food on my cheeks. In this way, no matter where I wake up, I don’t have to go out looking for food anymore. It’s already here. After a few years , the lines of the little hamster in my mouth turned into fearful emotions and made me excited... .. How long do you want it to last? forever? There...

    • By Christiana 2022-01-23 08:05:45

      On the Influence of Childhood Shadows on Personal Growth——Take the protagonist of "The Beast in the Cabinet" as an example~

      The movie is called "Closet Monster". To be honest, I don't like the Chinese translation. "The Beast in the Cabinet" is like a fool. The protagonist is not wild. The Taiwanese translation of "Lover Monster" is better. By the way, at first glance at the name, you will think that this film is only about the out-of-the-box type of the three types of rainbow films, but after watching it, it is not actually, and the whole lustful part is very scary. I think the director is this. It's really good to...

    • By Tressa 2022-01-23 08:05:45

      This debut from Canada: The Turning Life of Hamsters

      Author: Fang Hanjun

      Canadian film director Stephen Dunn’s debut "Beast in the Cabinet" (2016), based on the director’s own growth story, won the best Canadian debut feature film at the 40th Toronto Film Festival, and a rare masterpiece in recent youth films , Won a good reputation.

      Since then, Canada has not only a better-known Xavier Dolan, but also a young man named Stephen Dunn. The vast and vast snowfields always bring extraordinary imagination and comprehension to the...

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    • By Marge 2023-09-01 22:55:36

      I really like this kind of small-town youth, the characters living in their own world, reminds me of "Pete the Racehorse". The filming is very personal, and the whole process focuses on the male protagonist, and the degree of completion is relatively high. The younger brother is actually a bit like Simon in temperament and appearance. Of course, the younger brother also played a similar role in "American Crime", but he was more shy. The wet kiss scene in the middle was very emotional and felt...

    • By Christian 2023-08-13 11:34:52

      Under the flag of ambiguous homosexuality, the film actually tells about the confused theme of teenagers. The point of the film is too scattered, and it is a big problem that it cannot be gathered. The soundtrack is fresh and funky but the video is weird. In addition, the style of the film is a bit baffling. It's a good idea to use, but the quality of the guide is still...

    • By Angelo 2023-06-23 04:40:29

      Sometimes silence is an emptiness, sometimes a fulfillment, this is the latter. Someone asked why I went so far to go to university. I didn't think about anything at the time, I just wanted to go as far as possible. In the end, I became the same person I was worried about as my parents...but I like...

    • By Delpha 2023-06-09 12:29:17

      The photography and soundtrack are fantastic. The story has its own psychedelic style. Worth a...

    • By Jeremy 2023-05-26 23:02:00

      What a real pain, the pain of pulling out the iron rod is better than the pain of inserting it. In the end, the hamster added superfluous to the narration and said it was too blunt, but he still liked the design of the hamster very much. That kick was so good, I'm going to pour all the swearing on that father. I like the story very much, the soundtrack and photography are great, the male protagonist is awesome, and the lack of plot and narration is...

    Movie plot

    When Oscar Madley ( Connor Jessup ) was six years old, he experienced the divorce of his parents and witnessed the tragedy of bullying comrades. The shadow brought by the two incidents made Oscar want to love but dare not love. During his youth in hiding in the dark cabinet, the only object Oscar could talk about was the little hamster Buffy ( voiced by Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini ) his mother gave him before leaving...
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    Evaluation action

    Canadian director Stephen Dunn’s first work is nothing new in its basic outline. But he weaves witty magical realism elements with adventurous confidence, not to mention his unpredictable but sure method in style and tone, making the film the most fortunate debut. "Closet Monster" has many of the clichés of coming out movies—unsocial children, abnormal parents, fixed girlfriends, attractive new friends—but they rarely perform like...
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    Movie quotes

    • Wilder: If you don't hate your parents, you'll eventually become them.

    • Brin Madly: If you are forced to walk through shit, then you might as well grow a thick skin.

    • Peter Madly: You can have anything you want in this world, just close your eyes.