Movie
The Son
Overview
A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-11-10
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Ingenious Media, Film4 Productions, See-Saw Films, Embankment Films, Cross City Films, Inthevoid Production
- Country
- Australia, France, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hugh Jackman as Peter
- Zen McGrath as Nicholas
- Vanessa Kirby as Beth
- Laura Dern as Kate
- Anthony Hopkins as Anthony
- William Hope as Andrew
- George Cobell as Nicholas (6 Years)
- Felix Goddard as Theo
- Max Goddard as Theo
- Shin-Fei Chen as Alexandra
- Nancy Baldwin as Principal's Secretary
- Akie Kotabe as Mr. Yama
Crew
- Florian Zeller - Director
- Christopher Hampton - Screenplay
- Florian Zeller - Screenplay
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