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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010 · 91 min

A strange, drifting descent into one man's unraveling mind, told in fragments that unsettle more than they explain.

Directed by
Werner Herzog
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
The mystery isn't who. But why.
Overview
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.

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Directed by
Werner Herzog
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • obsession
  • family
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror4
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Written by
Herbert Golder, Werner Herzog
Starring
Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny, Brad Dourif, Michael Peña, Loretta Devine, Udo Kier, Grace Zabriskie
Music
Ernst Reijseger
Cinematography
Peter Zeitlinger
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Polish, English

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