The Son

The Son

7.5IMDb Score
Released:2002-10-04
Genre:Drama
Duration:103 min
Country:Belgium, France
Director:Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Actors:Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart, Nassim Hassaïni, Pierre Nisse
Production:Archipel 33>35, Les Films du Fleuve, RTBF

Overview:

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.

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