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.
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The Boy and the Heron was released in 2023 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 18 reviews, giving The Boy and the Heron (2023) an average rating of 79%.
With a score of 79%, The Boy and the Heron is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2023, which stands at 59%.
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