At the 2021 Oscars, director Florian Zeller shocked everyone when his 2020 single-location movie The Father (based on his own play) won Best Adapted Screenplay and the Best Actor Award for Anthony Hopkins.
In his directorial debut, Zeller proved he had what it takes to be a pillar in Hollywood.
Only two years after the immense success of his first film, Zeller is back with the sequel, The Son, also based on one of his own plays.
Like The Father, The Son explores themes of depression, alienation, and the enmeshing of the past with the present.
With a stellar cast including the likes of Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, and Vanessa Kirby, it looks like it’ll be a masterclass in acting and prestige drama.
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