Sony Pictures Classics has released the first teaser of “The Son”, a new drama from Florian Zeller, which last year won an Oscar for “My Father”.
After addressing dementia in the elderly in “My Father,” the new feature film written and directed by Zeller explores depression in adolescence.
The plot revolves around an executive named Peter, whose life with new partner Emma and their newborn is rocked by the arrival of his ex-wife with their teenage son. The young man is upset, distant and angry, missing from school for months. As Peter struggles to be a better father, trying to help his son, the weight of Nicholas’ condition puts the family on a dangerous path.
The father and son films form a trilogy written by Zeller for the theater. The third title is called “The Mother”, which does not yet have a film adaptation planned.
“The Son” cast features Hugh Jackman (“Logan”), Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”), Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman”), Zen McGrath (“Marks of the Past”) and Anthony Hopkins, who won the Oscar for “The Father” and resumes his association with the French director in a character created especially for him in the film, that is, that did not exist in the theatrical script.
“After our journey into ‘My Father’, I couldn’t make another movie without Anthony,” the director said in a statement, explaining the inclusion of a grandfather in the story.
“The Son” will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which starts this Wednesday (31/8), and a commercial release is not yet planned.
Source: Terra
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