The Son (Le Fils)

The Son (Le Fils) (2007)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (3,235 ratings)

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.

In Theaters
May 23, 2002 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The simple but persuasive social drama at some point grabs your attention and never lets go.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Gordon A


    Well crafted slow examination of grief and male communication.

  • Daisy M


    Watching the Son was an extremely interesting experience. I knew nothing what the movie was all about, except that it was from the Dardenne brothers, which I have seen some of their works before, like Rosetta and Lorna. What I got from this movie was an interesting, unique, realistic… More

  • Robert F


    The events are simple. The emotions are hugely complex.

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