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Your Mother's Son

2023 · 100 min

A quiet, emotionally charged drama that immerses you in the struggles of a mother and son, with a tender undercurrent.

Directed by: Jun Robles Lana
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kokoy de Santos, Sue Prado, Elora Españo

Overview: Sarah, a middle-aged woman who hustles as the sole breadwinner of her family of two, scrambles to teach online courses and meet her food orders to provide for her delinquent son Emman. One day, Sarah brings home Oliver, one of her students, to give him refuge from his violent father. Oliver's presence will have an unimagined impact on Emman.

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Directed by: Jun Robles Lana
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kokoy de Santos, Sue Prado, Elora Españo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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
identity
class
survival
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jun Robles Lana
Written by: Elmer L. Gatchalian, Jun Robles Lana
Starring: Kokoy de Santos, Sue Prado, Elora Españo, Miggy Jimenez, Roy Requejo, Cean Famador, Antonia Cacho, Perci Intalan
Cinematography: Mo Zee
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog

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