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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 31m
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6.2/10
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
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Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writers
    • Herbert Golder
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Michael Shannon
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Chloë Sevigny
Top credits
  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writers
    • Herbert Golder
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Michael Shannon
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Chloë Sevigny
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
    Gabriel Pimentel in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
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    Brad Dourif, Gabriel Pimentel, and Michael Shannon in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
    Chloë Sevigny and Michael Shannon in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
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    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
    Udo Kier in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
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    Brad Dourif, Gabriel Pimentel, and Michael Shannon in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
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    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Brad Macallamas Brad Macallam
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Detective Havenhurstas Detective Havenhurst
    Chloë Sevigny
    Chloë Sevigny
    • Ingrid Gudmundsonas Ingrid Gudmundson
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Lee Meyersas Lee Meyers
    Michael Peña
    Michael Peña
    • Detective Vargasas Detective Vargas
    Grace Zabriskie
    Grace Zabriskie
    • Mrs Macallamas Mrs Macallam
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Uncle Tedas Uncle Ted
    Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. Hall
    • Mrs Robertsas Mrs Roberts
    • (as Irma Hall)
    Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine
    • Ms Robertsas Ms Roberts
    Candice Coke
    Candice Coke
    • Officer Slocumas Officer Slocum
    Gabriel Pimentel
    Gabriel Pimentel
    • Little Manas Little Man
    Braden Lynch
    Braden Lynch
    • Garyas Gary
    James C. Burns
    James C. Burns
    • Brownas Brown
    Noel Arthur
    Noel Arthur
    • Naval Guardas Naval Guard
    Julius Morck
    • Philas Phil
    • (as Julius Mørck)
    Fred Parnes
    • Male Bystanderas Male Bystander
    Jesse Rodriguez
    Jesse Rodriguez
    • Officer Guarding Tapeas Officer Guarding Tape
    Jenn Liu
    Jenn Liu
    • Receptionistas Receptionist
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writers
      • Herbert Golder
      • Werner Herzog
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    • Trivia
      Executive producer David Lynch had previously worked with Willem Dafoe in Wild at Heart (1990) and Brad Dourif in both Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986). He has also worked with Grace Zabriskie on several projects including Twin Peaks (1990), Wild at Heart (1990) and Inland Empire (2006).
    • Goofs
      In the escalator scene, which takes place in Calgary but which was filmed at the San Diego Convention Center, one can clearly see a row of palm trees outside.
    • Quotes

      Brad Macallam: [greeting Det. Havenhurst at the crime scene] Razzle them, dazzle them. Razzle dazzle them.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2009 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Flamingos
      Written by Ernst Reijseger

      Performed by The Ernst Reijseger Ensemble

    User reviews54

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    8/10
    Small but classic Herzog
    OK, maybe you have to be a Herzog fan to get this one. In its small and quiet way it's a classic Herzogian study of visionary madness and obsession, played out this time with mordant irony against the blandness of suburban San Diego. Brad, a brooding man-child who lives with his mom, gradually goes nuts, saying and doing increasingly unhinged (and funny) things to his clueless loved ones, played by goofy character actors like Udo Kier, Grace Zabriskie and Chloe Sevigny. Willem Dafoe plays the equally clueless detective called in when Brad, inevitably, explodes in a single (off-screen) act of violence. All the usual Herzog flourishes are here, though often played small: odd animals, oddball people, grimly threatening nature, useless bureaucratic procedures, civilization and its hapless inhabitants struggling to maintain order and etiquette in the face of the world's natural madness, violence and chaos. It's a wacky, Herzogian comedy of manners, very much in the tradition of many of his films from Dwarfs through Stroszek to Grizzly Man. If you like Herzog you'll probably like it; if not, maybe not.
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    FAQ4

    • Is 'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done' based on a book?
    • How does the movie end?
    • What was wrong with Brad?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2010 (Portugal)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Benim Güzel Oğlum, Ne Yaptın Sen?
    • Filming locations
      • Point Loma, San Diego, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Defilm
      • Industrial Entertainment
      • Paper Street Films
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76,739
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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