The son [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics presents ; Film4 and Ingenious Media present in association with Cross City Films and Embankment Films ; a See-Saw Films production in association with Inthevoid Production ; a film by Florian Zeller ; directed by Florian Zeller ; screenplay by Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton ; produced by Joanna Laurie, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Florian Zeller, Christophe Spadone.

Bowles, Simon, (1971-, production designer.). Canning, Iain, (film producer.). Dern, Laura, (actor.). Hampton, Christopher, 1946- (screenwriter.). Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- (actor.). Jackman, Hugh, (actor.). Kirby, Vanessa, (actor.). Lamprinos, Yorgos, (film editor.). Laurie, Joanna, 1981- (film producer.). McGrath, Zen, (actor.). Neil, Ian, (musical director.). Quarshie, Hugh, (actor.). Sherman, Emile, (film producer.). Smithard, Ben, (cinematographer.). Spadone, Christophe, (film producer.). Zeller, Florian, (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Zimmer, Hans, (composer.). Zeller, Florian. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fils. (Added Author). Cross City Films, (presenter.). Embankment Films, (presenter.). FilmFour (Firm), (presenter.). Ingenious Media, (presenter.). Inthevoid Productions, (production company.). See-Saw Films, (production company.). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), (presenter.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Hugh Quarshie, Anthony Hopkins. (Cast).

Summary:

A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. Centers on Peter, whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth is upended when his ex-wife Kate appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas, who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his father to have taken care of him while juggling his and Beth's new son, and at work an offer of a dream position in Washington. However, by reaching for the past to correct its mistakes, he loses sight of how to hold onto Nicholas in the present.

Record details

ISBN: 0043396631
ISBN: 0043396631670
ISBN: 9780043396636
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2023]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1). Based on the play "Le fils" by Florian Zeller. Originally released as a motion picture in 2022. Special feature: Bringing The son to the screen. Title from disc label.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; editor, Yorgos Lamprinos ; music, Hans Zimmer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Hugh Quarshie, Anthony Hopkins.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic content involving suicide and strong language.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; anamorphic wide screen (2.39:1); 5.1 Dolby digital; described video.
Language Note:	English dialogue; Cantonese, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, English, Spanish or Thai subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.