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Notes for My Son

2020 · 83 min

A tender, heartbreakingly honest look at a mother's final months, balancing warmth and sorrow with quiet dignity.

Directed by
Carlos Sorin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Valeria Bertuccelli, Esteban Lamothe, Julián Sorín
Tagline
Make your life count
Overview
Battling terminal cancer, a woman writes a one of a kind notebook about life, death and love for her son to remember her by. Based on a true story.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Carlos Sorin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Valeria Bertuccelli, Esteban Lamothe, Julián Sorín
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • parenthood
  • love
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Carlos Sorin
Written by
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Starring
Valeria Bertuccelli, Esteban Lamothe, Julián Sorín, Mauricio Dayub, Malena Pichot, Catarina Spinetta, Carla Quevedo, Ana Pauls
Music
Sergei Grosny
Cinematography
Julián Apezteguia
Runtime
83 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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