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Elder Son

2026 · 118 min

A quiet, contemplative character study that lingers on displacement and belonging, asking patience as it unfolds across cultures and generations.

Directed by
Cecilia Kang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anita B Queen, Suh Sang-bin, Chang Sung Kim
Overview
Lila, a young Korean-Argentinean girl, navigates the contradictions of her identity and tries to find her place in the world. Her father, Antonio, arrives in Latin America 18 years earlier, and decides to bet everything on the promise of a young immigrant's dream.

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Directed by
Cecilia Kang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anita B Queen, Suh Sang-bin, Chang Sung Kim
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • immigration
    • family
    • isolation
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Cecilia Kang
    Written by
    Cecilia Kang
    Starring
    Anita B Queen, Suh Sang-bin, Chang Sung Kim
    Cinematography
    Victoria Pereda
    Runtime
    118 min
    Country
    Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, France
    Languages
    Korean, Spanish

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