Zeller's creative direction and thematic elements of both The Son and The Father link the two films together even though they aren't directly related by characters or plot.
The Son is not based on a true story, but rather a French play of the same name, also written by Florian Zeller. The play is from 2018, and while the story in The Son is not identical to that of the original play, it is largely the same.
“The Son” is a prequel to “The Father.” The two stories are part of a well-traveled play trilogy, including “The Mother.” Like fellow playwright turned film director Martin McDonagh (see this year's “The Banshees of Inisherin”), Zeller's first movie showed that he could make the jump to film effectively.
This 2022 movie "The Son" is also written and directed by Zeller, it examines the difficulty that normal working and achieving parents have understanding and dealing with a teenage son who doesn't feel right in the world. A son who goes to school on his first day but skips out all days after, unknown to his parents.
Ultimately, Kate and Peter do something right: They listen to the doctor and refuse to take Nicholas home. It's a tough decision for a parent to make, but they do it, because they know he's going to be better off in the long run.
The novel focuses on three generations of the McCullough family: Eli McCullough, the vicious patriarch who was the first male child born in the newly formed Texas, his son Peter McCullough, a learned man who disagrees with his father's brutality but is powerless to stop it, and Eli's great-granddaughter and Peter's ...
Why did The Father go to jail in the movie my son?
It becomes clear that Edmond has been arrested, but the movie doesn't completely spell out exactly why he's been arrested. One explanation is that it's because, in order to rescue Ethan, Edmond did all manner of shady things, including torture.
THE SON centers on Peter (Hugh Jackman), whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) is upended when his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas (Zen McGrath), who is now a teenager.
However, Cruise is intercepted by Adrian (Joseph Fiennes), The Mother's other dangerous ex who was previously thought to be dead, and just so happens to be Zoe's biological father.
Rather confusing storyline in parts. Content collapsed. 2021's 'My Son' is a well made drama with an intriguing premise, but unfortunately falls apart under its own ambition. SYNOPSIS: 'Edmond receives a call from his estranged ex-wife informing him about his son's disappearance.
Even though the journey may be a bit bumpy, The Son still offers an easy ride into the Old West. The Son isn't going to revive the good ol' days when Westerns dominated television, but it's watchable and often well written and acted.
Summaries. A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
After being told of his son's location, Edmond rushes uphill to a lodge, where three captors are inside. Edmond incapacitates their vehicle, knocks out one of their cronies, finds his son and relays his location to Joan and Inspector Roy. After a narrow escape, Edmond is shot and veers off the road.
The Son was a follow-up to The Father that Zeller published in 2018 which effectively completed his "trilogy" of plays. The thematic bond between the three plays symbolically made The Son a theoretical extension of Zeller's previous works that illustrate the dark nuances of mental instability and family aid.
Back in the Scottish Highlands, Edmond comes face to face with his ex-wife Joan Richmond, portrayed by Golden Globe winner Claire Foy, as well as her new fiance Frank (Tom Cullen), and helpful Police Inspector Roy (Gary Lewis).
Keller is alive and is blowing his daughter's red whistle for help. Loki hears it and shrugs it off, but as the whistle's sound amplifies, Loki realizes something is off, and then the camera cuts to black. The End. Whether Keller is alive or not is left ambiguous.
McAvoy explained during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show that he was not supplied with a script or dialogue, and was made to improvise for himself. Filming had begun by late October 2020, and filmed throughout Scotland. Filming in Lochaber paused after a positive COVID-19 test.
Death of a Son is the powerful and moving story of what happened to the Williams family; of how Pauline took on the full weight of the British medical and legal establishment and won. For after three years of campaigning and studying, Pauline finally proved to the DPP that there was a case of manslaughter to answer.
