TV series

A Mother's Son

2012 · 1 season

A slow, suffocating watch as a mother's ordinary life curdles into suspicion and dread.

Overview: A mother suspects that her son could be the killer of a recently found dead girl, and becomes caught in a torturous dilemma of whether to denounce him, or protect him and hide the act.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, guilt, morality, deception
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
guilt
morality
deception
parenthood
Places: small town
suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild