Title – The Son (2022)
Director – Florian Zeller (The Father)
Cast – Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins
Plot – Successful businessman Peter (Jackman) and his partner Beth (Kirby) find their already busy lives upended by Peter’s son Nicholas (McGrath) coming to live with them as he battles significant mental health issues that cause Peter to reflect on his past, present and future.
“What are you doing here?”
Review by Eddie on 27/09/2023
Esteemed playwright/director Florian Zeller must have thought the transition from stage to screen wasn’t too big of a deal after he and co-writer Christopher Hampton successfully transformed Zeller’s renowned stage play The Father to screens in 2020, leading to a lauded critical and audience run that finished up with multiple Oscar wins…