Short film

Son

2022 · 18 min

A quiet, uneasy walk that slowly turns inward, asking you to sit with a mother's confusion and the fragile hope of reconnection.

Directed by: Marta Nieto
Genres: Drama
Starring: Patricia López Arnaiz, Ale Colilla

Overview: Ana doesn’t know how to treat her 6-year-old son, Son. Lately her life is full of conflicts and struggles and she feels very confused. Little by little, what begins as a pleasant walk through some peaceful gardens becomes a metaphor for her own reality. Ana and Son get lost in a labyrinth in which they will relive the confusion, unconsciousness and tension of their own relationship. Once they understand that they are lost, Ana and Son will be able to look into each other’s eyes and begin to find each other.

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Directed by: Marta Nieto
Genres: Drama
Starring: Patricia López Arnaiz, Ale Colilla

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: parenthood
family
identity
isolation
healing
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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