My Son (2017)

The disappearance of his child sends a man on a dark path to find the truth.

Director:

Christian Carion

Writers:

Christian Carion (scenario), Laure Irrmann (scenario)

Stars:

Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, Olivier de Benoist

Cast

Cast overview:
Guillaume Canet	...	Julien Perrin
Mélanie Laurent	...	Marie Blanchard
Olivier de Benoist	...	Grégoire Rochas
Antoine Hamel	...	Homme du pick-up
Mohamed Brikat	...	Lieutenant Verrier
Lino Papa	...	Mathys
Marc Robert	...	Le chef des ravisseurs
Pierre Langlois	...	Ravisseur 2
Tristan Pagès	...	Ravisseur 3
Christophe Rossignon	...	Directeur Centre de loisirs
Pierre Desmaret	...	Chasseur
Ronnie Avenel	...	Homme du RAID
Vanessa Desmaret	...	Léa au téléphone (voice)
Dominique Plaideau	...	Homme message alerte enlèvement

Storyline

Julien travels constantly through work; his perpetual absence in his house has ruined his marriage. During a stopover in France, he receives a message from his very anguished ex-wife: Mathys, his seven-year-old son, has disappeared. Julien begins the search for his son. It will stop at nothing to recover the child.

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Plot Keywords:

search | kidnapping | tipi | cutting torch | torture | 

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Taglines:

A child in danger. A father in pursuit.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent did not know anything about the details of the script, only the overall scheme. They discovered the story along the shooting, scene by scene.

User Reviews

Not Your Typical Vigilante Movie

Not your typical vigilante revenge film with its deliberate pacing. But the tension does grow as the movie progresses and I certainly wanted to know how this was all going to turn out. Unfortunately, not all of the plot elements are thoroughly explained either adding to the film's detriment.

Guillaume Canet stars as Julien, who gets a call from his ex-wife (Melanie Laurent) that their 7-year-old son has mysteriously disappeared from a 4 day long nature camp. The impulsive and emotional Julien will try and use home videos to get clues as to what actually happened. Eventually, he will go full vigilante and do whatever he deems necessary to locate his son.

Certainly not the best revenge thriller I've ever seen, but there was enough here in this French drama to keep me engaged.

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Son

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,750, 12 May 2019

Gross USA:

$14,450

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,211,985

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nord-Ouest Films, Une Hirondelle Productions, Caneo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1