Son is a 2021 Irish-American horror thriller film written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh. It stars Emile Hirsch, Andi Matichak, and Luke David Blumm.[4][5][6][7] The film follows the story of an ex cult escapee who is trying to save her son from the cult's attempts to harm him whilst dealing with the realization that something sinister might have already invaded her son.
Whilst fleeing a cult via car, Laura begins to go into labor and pulls over to the side of the road, where she gives birth to a young boy. Eight years later, Laura is living a normal life with her son David. One night, when checking on David, Laura sees a group of strangers standing around his bed before the door suddenly slams shut and locks. Laura goes to her neighbor Susan, and asks her to call the police. Upon returning to David's room, the people are gone and David is lying on the bed looking sick. Two police officers, Paul and Steve, visit her and while Paul is sympathetic towards her, Steve is dismissive of her believing her to be delusional. Paul gives Laura his card and tells her to call him if anything else happens. That night, David vomits blood and Laura takes him to the hospital. At the hospital, the doctors are unable to find the cause of David's sickness and warn Laura that he might not recover. Laura falls asleep at David's bedside and has a flashback dream to her time with the cult, including a banner with the words "He Is Coming" painted on it. She awakens to find that David has miraculously recovered.
Finally home, Laura informs Paul of her plans to sell the house and flee. Paul however encourages Laura to stay. The two of them begin to kiss but are interrupted when David begins to scream, and they find him convulsing in his bed. After David is re-admitted to the hospital, Laura overhears the doctors having a suspicious conversation, so she grabs David and they flee to Susan's house. While there, Susan is briefly in charge of David when Sarah leaves to get some items. Upon returning, Laura finds that David has murdered Susan and is eating her flesh and in doing so has made a full recovery. After cleaning up David, who seems to have no memory of what happened, Laura paints "He Is Coming" and the Cult's symbol on the wall, hoping to cast the blame on them. Her and David yet again flee to a motel.
Meanwhile, Steve shows Paul a series of newspaper clippings about Laura's past, where her name is revealed to be Anna and that she was being held prisoner by a sexually abusive cult. Steve posits that Laura is suffering a mental breakdown but Paul expresses sympathy for her. Laura goes to visit her friend Jimmy, a fellow escapee of the cult. Jimmy reveals to Laura that when she was in the cult, she was impregnated by a demon. Steve and Paul track down Jimmy, only to find him dead, with several crosses shoved in his mouth, and the words "He Is Coming" painted in blood on his body. While at another motel, David narrates a disturbing dream he had to Laura, and Laura tells David that she can't help him anymore. That night, cultists barge into Laura and David's motel room and Laura fires at them, killing them all but when she turns the lights on, it is revealed that they weren't cultists, but Steve and two other officers.
Laura returns to the Cult's house where she performs a rite to summon the demon, planning to give David to him so that he can be saved. Just before the demon takes David, Paul and another officer barge into the room and the Demon vanishes. Laura tries to stab David, but Paul shoots her dead before she can kill him. At a hospital, David is lying in bed, and Paul cuts off a piece of his own flesh and feeds it to David. It is revealed through flashback that Paul was the one who killed Jimmy, and that this whole time, he has been a member of the cult who has been manipulating Laura. The demon appears in the hospital room, and David embraces his father/the demon as the film ends.
RLJE Films acquired the distribution rights for the film,[9] which was released on March 5, 2021.[1]
ReceptionEdit
Critical responseEdit
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76% based on reviews from 42 critics, with an average rating of 6.40/10 with its consensus stating, "A horror story with unexpected emotional resonance, Son uses its familial focus to counter a certain queasy familiarity".[10]
Debopriyaa Dutta of screenrant.com gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 (very good) saying, "while Son does not offer a narrative that is new or groundbreaking, the nightmarish thriller manages to evoke a palpable sense of dread and unease via creepy flashbacks, eerie lighting, and genuine emotional stakes....... Although some might find the ending highly predictable and poorly fleshed out in comparison to the rest of the tale, Son is a thrilling ride into the bloodied entrails of terror and paranoia and is definitely worth consideration".[11]
ReferencesEdit
^ abFoutch, Haleigh (9 February 2021). "'Halloween' Star Andi Matichak Fights for Her Creepy Kid in Exclusive 'Son' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^Harvey, Dennis (4 March 2021). "'Son' Review: Parenting Is Hard When Your Child Is From Hades". Variety. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^"Son (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^Miska, Brad (17 February 2020). "Emile Hirsch and 'Halloween' Star Andi Matichak On the Run From a Demonic Cult in 'Son' [Image]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^Grater, Tom (1 November 2019). "'Halloween' Star Andi Matichak, Emile Hirsch Board Horror 'Son' For Ivan Kavanagh, Altitude – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^Hamman, Cody (1 November 2019). "HALLOWEEN'S ANDI MATICHAK WILL FACE OFF WITH A CULT IN SON". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^Miska, Brad (1 November 2019). "'Son': 'Halloween' Star Andi Matichak and Emile Hirsch On the Run From a Demonic Cult". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^Grater, Tom (20 February 2020). "Andi Matichak & Emile Hirsch Horror 'Son' Sells To AMC's Shudder & RLJE Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 August 2020. The film, which is currently in production, is a character-driven horror about a mother who escaped from a demonic cult as a child.
^Miska, Brad (20 February 2020). "RLJE and Shudder Acquire 'Son' Ahead of EFM". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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Son is a 2021 Irish American horror thriller film written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh It stars Emile Hirsch Andi Matichak and Luke David Blumm 4 5 6 7 The film follows the story of an ex cult escapee who is trying to save her son from the cult s attempts to harm him whilst dealing with the realization that something sinister might have already invaded her son SonFilm posterDirected byIvan KavanaghWritten byIvan KavanaghProduced byRene BastianBen CornwellAnne Marie NaughtonLouis TisneStarringEmile HirschAndi MatichakLuke David BlummCinematographyPiers McGrailEdited byRobin HillMusic byAza HandProductioncompaniesBelladonna ProductionsElastic FilmPark FilmsPigeon RoostDistributed byRLJE FilmsRelease dateMarch 5 2021 2021 03 05 1 Running time98 minutesCountriesIrelandUnited States 2 LanguageEnglishBox office 69 739 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 5 1 Critical response 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditWhilst fleeing a cult via car Laura begins to go into labor and pulls over to the side of the road where she gives birth to a young boy Eight years later Laura is living a normal life with her son David One night when checking on David Laura sees a group of strangers standing around his bed before the door suddenly slams shut and locks Laura goes to her neighbor Susan and asks her to call the police Upon returning to David s room the people are gone and David is lying on the bed looking sick Two police officers Paul and Steve visit her and while Paul is sympathetic towards her Steve is dismissive of her believing her to be delusional Paul gives Laura his card and tells her to call him if anything else happens That night David vomits blood and Laura takes him to the hospital At the hospital the doctors are unable to find the cause of David s sickness and warn Laura that he might not recover Laura falls asleep at David s bedside and has a flashback dream to her time with the cult including a banner with the words He Is Coming painted on it She awakens to find that David has miraculously recovered Finally home Laura informs Paul of her plans to sell the house and flee Paul however encourages Laura to stay The two of them begin to kiss but are interrupted when David begins to scream and they find him convulsing in his bed After David is re admitted to the hospital Laura overhears the doctors having a suspicious conversation so she grabs David and they flee to Susan s house While there Susan is briefly in charge of David when Sarah leaves to get some items Upon returning Laura finds that David has murdered Susan and is eating her flesh and in doing so has made a full recovery After cleaning up David who seems to have no memory of what happened Laura paints He Is Coming and the Cult s symbol on the wall hoping to cast the blame on them Her and David yet again flee to a motel Meanwhile Steve shows Paul a series of newspaper clippings about Laura s past where her name is revealed to be Anna and that she was being held prisoner by a sexually abusive cult Steve posits that Laura is suffering a mental breakdown but Paul expresses sympathy for her Laura goes to visit her friend Jimmy a fellow escapee of the cult Jimmy reveals to Laura that when she was in the cult she was impregnated by a demon Steve and Paul track down Jimmy only to find him dead with several crosses shoved in his mouth and the words He Is Coming painted in blood on his body While at another motel David narrates a disturbing dream he had to Laura and Laura tells David that she can t help him anymore That night cultists barge into Laura and David s motel room and Laura fires at them killing them all but when she turns the lights on it is revealed that they weren t cultists but Steve and two other officers Laura returns to the Cult s house where she performs a rite to summon the demon planning to give David to him so that he can be saved Just before the demon takes David Paul and another officer barge into the room and the Demon vanishes Laura tries to stab David but Paul shoots her dead before she can kill him At a hospital David is lying in bed and Paul cuts off a piece of his own flesh and feeds it to David It is revealed through flashback that Paul was the one who killed Jimmy and that this whole time he has been a member of the cult who has been manipulating Laura The demon appears in the hospital room and David embraces his father the demon as the film ends Cast EditAndi Matichak as Laura Emile Hirsch as Paul Luke David Blumm as David Cranston Johnson as Steve Blaine Maye as Jimmy Naegle J Robert Spencer as Dr Bauhn Rocco Sisto as Dr Bradlee Kristine Nielsen Mrs Naegle Erin Bradley Dangar as Susan Adam Stephenson as Father David Kallaway as PimpProduction EditFilming occurred in February 2020 8 Release EditRLJE Films acquired the distribution rights for the film 9 which was released on March 5 2021 1 Reception EditCritical response Edit On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 76 based on reviews from 42 critics with an average rating of 6 40 10 with its consensus stating A horror story with unexpected emotional resonance Son uses its familial focus to counter a certain queasy familiarity 10 Debopriyaa Dutta of screenrant com gave the film a rating of 3 5 5 very good saying while Son does not offer a narrative that is new or groundbreaking the nightmarish thriller manages to evoke a palpable sense of dread and unease via creepy flashbacks eerie lighting and genuine emotional stakes Although some might find the ending highly predictable and poorly fleshed out in comparison to the rest of the tale Son is a thrilling ride into the bloodied entrails of terror and paranoia and is definitely worth consideration 11 References Edit a b Foutch Haleigh 9 February 2021 Halloween Star Andi Matichak Fights for Her Creepy Kid in Exclusive Son Trailer Collider Retrieved 9 February 2021 Harvey Dennis 4 March 2021 Son Review Parenting Is Hard When Your Child Is From Hades Variety Retrieved 5 March 2021 Son 2021 Box Office Mojo Retrieved 30 March 2021 Miska Brad 17 February 2020 Emile Hirsch and Halloween Star Andi Matichak On the Run From a Demonic Cult in Son Image Bloody Disgusting Retrieved 2 August 2020 Grater Tom 1 November 2019 Halloween Star Andi Matichak Emile Hirsch Board Horror Son For Ivan Kavanagh Altitude AFM Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 2 August 2020 Hamman Cody 1 November 2019 HALLOWEEN S ANDI MATICHAK WILL FACE OFF WITH A CULT IN SON JoBlo com Retrieved 2 August 2020 Miska Brad 1 November 2019 Son Halloween Star Andi Matichak and Emile Hirsch On the Run From a Demonic Cult Bloody Disgusting Retrieved 2 August 2020 Grater Tom 20 February 2020 Andi Matichak amp Emile Hirsch Horror Son Sells To AMC s Shudder amp RLJE Films Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 2 August 2020 The film which is currently in production is a character driven horror about a mother who escaped from a demonic cult as a child Miska Brad 20 February 2020 RLJE and Shudder Acquire Son Ahead of EFM Bloody Disgusting Retrieved 2 August 2020 Son Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 5 March 2021 Dutta Debopriyaa 5 March 2021 Son Review A Compelling Nightmarish Thriller Worth Consideration screenrant com Retrieved 21 September 2023 External links EditSon at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to an Irish film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Son 2021 film amp oldid 1177304192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
