Movie

The Son of Joseph

2016 · 115 min

A stylized, deliberate search for a father that feels like a modern parable, mixing deadpan humor with genuine emotional ache.

Overview: A young man who lives with his mother and has never known his father, heads off to look for him. He finds a cynical and Machiavellian man who works as a publisher in Paris. After he attempts to kill him, he finds filial love thanks to his uncle.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, whimsical and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, family, grief, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
grief
obsession
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild