My Son

2021 95 min ★ 6.2 Thriller, Crime, Drama

When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. [To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.]

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Cast

James McAvoy

Edmond Murray

Claire Foy

Joan Richmond

Tom Cullen

Frank

Gary Lewis

Inspector Roy

Michael Moreland

William O'Connor

Robert Jack

Alan

Owen Whitelaw

Fergus

Paul Rattray

Steven

Toni Frutin

Leah (voice)

Rosalind Sydney

Camp Manager

Details

Director

Christian Carion

Screenplay

Christian Carion

Tagline

"A groundbreaking achievement in filmmaking where both actor and audience uncover a mystery at the same time."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$962,689

Production

Une Hirondelle Productions, Wild Bunch Germany, Sixteen Films, MadRiver Pictures

Reviews

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Giovanni

February 9, 2022

★ 6/10

Full Analysis at Spotamovie.com - **Intro** - My Son is an experimental project. As in the French project, the protagonist, James McAvoy, in the role of Edmond Murray, didn’t receive the script of the movie. Therefore, he improvised his dialogues while all the other actors knew their roles and talks. An interesting experiment. But did it work? We will tell you in the analysis section below. We ca...

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CinemaSerf

June 4, 2022

★ 5/10

James McAvoy ("Murray") is the ex-husband of "Joan" (Claire Foy) who is terrified when he hears the news that their young son "Ethan" has gone missing from a campsite amidst the forests and streams of the beautiful Scottish Highlands. The police - led by "Insp. Roy" (Gary Lewis) are out in force but gradually "Murray" starts to think that his son has been deliberately kidnapped. Front and centre o...