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The Son (French: Le Fils) is a 2002 mystery film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Plot [ edit ] Olivier, a carpenter by trade who teaches at a trades training center, knowingly takes on Francis Thorion, the murderer of his son, as an apprentice.
Oct 9, 2002 · The Son: Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. With Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart, Nassim Hassaïni. A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.
Olivier is struggling to deal with the loss of his son, who was killed five years earlier, and now separated from his wife, knowingly takes on a new student, Francis Thorion (Morgan Marinne), the murderer of his son.
With astonishing precision, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne draw on the gospels for a rigorous moral parable set in modern-day Liège. A tale of grace and forgiveness with a palpable atmosphere of impending dread, The Son is a masterclass in dramatic tension, and the Belgian duo’s finest work to date.
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.
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...
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