THE SON

About the Film

Drama | 123 MIN | UK

A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. THE SON centers on Peter (Hugh Jackman), whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) is upended when his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas (Zen McGrath), who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his own father (Anthony Hopkins) to have taken care of him. However, by reaching for the past, he loses sight of how to hold onto Nicholas in the present.

FESTIVALS | AWARDS 2022
Venice International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
DIRECTOR
Florian Zeller
WRITTEN BY
Florian Zeller
WITH
Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath,Anthony Hopkins
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