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The Good Son

2011 · 88 min

A slow, uneasy study of a young man's unraveling as his bond with his mother is threatened, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by: Zaida Bergroth
Genres: Drama
Starring: Samuli Niittymäki, Elina Knihtilä, Eero Aho

Overview: When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.

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Directed by: Zaida Bergroth
Genres: Drama
Starring: Samuli Niittymäki, Elina Knihtilä, Eero Aho

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
family
isolation
madness
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Zaida Bergroth
Written by: Jan Forsström, Zaida Bergroth
Starring: Samuli Niittymäki, Elina Knihtilä, Eero Aho, Anna Paavilainen, Eetu Julin, Kaisa Hela, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Pekka Valkeejärvi
Cinematography: Anu Keränen
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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