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The Son

2012 · 22 min

A quiet, intimate slice of teenage life that simmers with unspoken pressure and small tender moments.

Directed by
Venci Kostov
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Ignacio Montes, Álvaro Blanco Morett, Pedro Casablanc
Overview
Pedro is a 17 years old boy who attends high school as all the boys do. In the afternoon he and his friends mess around. What Pedro loves the most is his mother's lentil soup.

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Directed by
Venci Kostov
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Ignacio Montes, Álvaro Blanco Morett, Pedro Casablanc
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Venci Kostov
Written by
Venci Kostov, Enrique De Tomás
Starring
Ignacio Montes, Álvaro Blanco Morett, Pedro Casablanc, Aníbal Cortés, José Carlos Cuevas, Fanny de Castro, Salvador Flores, Mateo Rubistein
Music
Sergio de la Puente
Cinematography
Fran García Vera
Runtime
22 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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