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Our Son

2023 · 104 min

A quiet, heartfelt drama about love and loss that asks you to sit with its characters' pain and hope.

Directed by
Bill Oliver
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luke Evans, Billy Porter, Christopher Woodley
Overview
When his husband Gabriel files for divorce, Nicky fights for custody of their 8-year-old son Owen, as he struggles to come to terms with what it means to love someone and what it means to be a father.

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Directed by
Bill Oliver
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luke Evans, Billy Porter, Christopher Woodley
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bill Oliver
Written by
Peter Nickowitz, Bill Oliver
Starring
Luke Evans, Billy Porter, Christopher Woodley, Andrew Rannells, Robin Weigert, Kate Burton, Phylicia Rashād, Isaac Powell
Music
Ola Fløttum
Cinematography
Luca Fantini
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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