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My Son

2017 · 84 min

A quiet, anxious search through cold landscapes that keeps you uneasy and close to a father's guilt.

Directed by: Christian Carion
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, Olivier de Benoist

Overview: The story of a busy man, who fills his time travelling to Africa, South America and the Middle East. His passion for his job has distanced him from his loved ones. He’s been divorced for three years and has since seen his son very little. When the latter disappears, he is forced to stand still, and soon discovers things about his ex-wife and, above all, his son. A terrible feeling of guilt overwhelms him and he decides to find his son at all costs...

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Directed by: Christian Carion
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, Olivier de Benoist

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
grief
guilt
isolation
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by: Christian Carion
Written by: Laure Irrmann, Christian Carion
Starring: Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, Olivier de Benoist, Antoine Hamel, Marc Robert, Mohamed Brikat, Lino Papa, Tristan Pagès
Music: Laurent Perez del Mar
Cinematography: Éric Dumont
Runtime: 84 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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