A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. Centers on Peter, whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth is upended when his ex-wife Kate appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas, who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his father to have taken care of him while juggling his and Beth's new son, and at work an offer of a dream position in Washington. However, by reaching for the past to correct its mistakes, he loses sight of how to hold onto Nicholas in the present.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic content involving suicide, and strong language.|||adult
Sony Pictures Classics presents ; Film4 and Ingenious Media present in association with Cross City Films and Embankment Films ; a See-Saw Films production in association with Inthevoid Production ; a film by Floria Zeller ; directed by Florian Zeller ; screenplay by Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton ; produced by Joanna Laurie, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Florian Zeller, Christophe Spadone.
Based on the play "Le fils" by Florian Zeller.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
Anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1).
Special feature: Bringing The son to the screen.
Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Hugh Quarshie, Anthony Hopkins.
DVD, region 1; anamorphic wide screen (2.39:1); 5.1 Dolby digital; described video.
English dialogue; Cantonese, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, English, Spanish or Thai subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.
Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; editor, Yorgos Lamprinos ; music, Hans Zimmer.
