Official Trailer
Our Review
- Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby
- February 17th 2023
- Florian Zeller
Hugh Jackman plays the workaholic father of a troubled teenager in Florian Zeller’s movie adaptation of his own play.
After receiving critical acclaim with the movie adaptation of his play The Father, Florian Zeller has done the same with his follow-up, The Son.
This drama is told from the perspective of Peter (Hugh Jackman), a successful lawyer who is contemplating a career in politics and often neglects his family for the sake of work.
One day, his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) turns up at Peter’s apartment and voices her concerns about their teenage son Nicholas (Zen McGrath), who seems to be depressed.
They agree that Nicholas should move in with Peter, his new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) and their baby son Theo.
This film is as dark and bleak as it sounds. Nicholas is deeply troubled and it takes a while for Peter to wake up and take everyone’s concerns seriously.
He doesn’t pay enough attention to his family and dismisses his son’s behaviour, insisting it is simply a phase.
The Son should be emotionally devastating...
