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The Son of No One

2011 · 90 min

A grim, slow-burning crime drama that keeps you uneasy as buried secrets and institutional corruption close in.

Directed by
Dito Montiel
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
Serve. Protect. Lie.
Overview
A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved murders that happened many years ago in the housing projects when the rookie cop was just a kid. These letters bring back bad memories and old secrets that begin to threaten his career and break up his family.

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Directed by
Dito Montiel
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • family
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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