Children of the Monkey

A quiet, uneasy family drama that slowly tightens around you as affection curdles into something risky and sad.

Directed by

Tommaso Landucci

Genres

Drama

Starring

Riccardo Scamarcio, Fausto Russo Alesi, Lidia Liberman

Overview

Dario, father of a disabled child, begins to receive attention from his brother's teenage son, discovering that he prefers him to his own. In the growing complicity with his nephew he finds the son he would have liked to have, he takes on the role of the father he could have been. An illusory and dangerous role-playing game that will put the entire family at risk.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, parenthood, identity, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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