The Son

Sinopse

A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.

6.7
2022
Released
2h 3m

Status

Released

Original Language

Revenue

$3,564,844.00

Keywords

#depression
#suicide
#mental illness
#mental health
#child of divorce
#divorced parents
#hard
#father son conflict
#self-harm

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Reviews

@Geronimo1967almost 3 years ago

Despite more experienced and lauded stars, this film only really belongs to the young Australian Zen McGrath in the title role. He is "Nicholas", a young man who lives with his divorcee mother (Laura Dern) while his father (Hugh Jackman) has a new family with "Beth" (Vanessa Kirby) and baby "Theo". His mother reaches the end of her tether when it transpires that the young man has been skipping sch

@msbreviewsabout 3 years ago

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-son-spoiler-free-review-lff-2022 "The Son is an emotionally devastating film with a shocking yet important cautionary message for all parents. A gradually sadder, depressing, frustrating story that grips the audience through its tension-filled dialogue, but the lack of something new and impactful directly about those pri