The Lost Sons is a 2021 American-British documentary film, directed by Ursula Macfarlane and premiered at South by Southwest on March 16. It follows Paul Fronczak, a man who discovers he had been abandoned as a child and mistakenly returned to another family whose young son was missing, then learns the identity his biological mother gave him and the whereabouts of the "real" Paul Fronczak.[1]
The film follows, and is largely narrated by, a man who was raised as "Paul Fronczak" by a Chicago couple whom he was led to believe were his biological parents. Born in 1964, he stumbled across newspaper clippings at his family home when he was 10 years old. The news reports featured his parents grieving over a kidnapped baby son, then celebrating when he was recovered two years later, apparently abandoned by the kidnapper. In the 2010s, now in his 50s, Paul began an extensive investigation involving DNA tests, private investigators, and tapping into his media contacts for publicity, to determine what really happened. After many twists and turns, he discovers that he was not the kidnapped child, that his real name is Jack Rosenthal (from Atlantic City, New Jersey), that he has a still missing twin sister named Jill, and that the real Paul Fronczak is still alive and known by an adoptive name.[2]
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Ursula Macfarlane directed the film which CNN Films and Raw TV produced.[3]
The Lost Sons received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 20 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 16 as positive and 4 as negative for a 80% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 6.4 out of 10.[5]
Referencesedit
^"The FBI said I was my parents' stolen baby - but I found the truth". BBC News. 20 June 2018.
^"A baby snatched from a Chicago hospital in 1964 was reunited with his parents 15-months later. But was it the same baby?". Independent.co.uk. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
^Rubin, Rebecca (March 14, 2021). "CNN Films to Develop Stranger-Than-Fiction Documentary 'The Lost Sons'". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^Day-Ramos, Dino (February 10, 2021). "SXSW Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup; Charli XCX Quarantine Feature To Close Fest; Tom Petty Docu Set As Centerpiece". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^"The Lost Sons (2021) Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
lost, sons, 2021, american, british, documentary, film, directed, ursula, macfarlane, premiered, south, southwest, march, follows, paul, fronczak, discovers, been, abandoned, child, mistakenly, returned, another, family, whose, young, missing, then, learns, id. The Lost Sons is a 2021 American British documentary film directed by Ursula Macfarlane and premiered at South by Southwest on March 16 It follows Paul Fronczak a man who discovers he had been abandoned as a child and mistakenly returned to another family whose young son was missing then learns the identity his biological mother gave him and the whereabouts of the real Paul Fronczak 1 The Lost SonsDirected byUrsula MacfarlaneProduced byGagan RehillCinematographyNeil Harvey Tim Cragg Jean Louis Schuller Isaac Mead LongEdited byAndy R WorboysMusic bySegun AkinolaProductioncompaniesCNN Films Campfire RawDistributed byWarner Bros Domestic Television DistributionWarner Bros International Television DistributionRelease dateMarch 16 2021 2021 03 16 SXSW Running time98 minutesCountriesUnited States United KingdomLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editThe film follows and is largely narrated by a man who was raised as Paul Fronczak by a Chicago couple whom he was led to believe were his biological parents Born in 1964 he stumbled across newspaper clippings at his family home when he was 10 years old The news reports featured his parents grieving over a kidnapped baby son then celebrating when he was recovered two years later apparently abandoned by the kidnapper In the 2010s now in his 50s Paul began an extensive investigation involving DNA tests private investigators and tapping into his media contacts for publicity to determine what really happened After many twists and turns he discovers that he was not the kidnapped child that his real name is Jack Rosenthal from Atlantic City New Jersey that he has a still missing twin sister named Jill and that the real Paul Fronczak is still alive and known by an adoptive name 2 Production editUrsula Macfarlane directed the film which CNN Films and Raw TV produced 3 Release editThe film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 16 2021 4 Reception editThe Lost Sons received positive reviews from critics The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 20 critics and categorizing the reviews as positive or negative assessed 16 as positive and 4 as negative for a 80 rating Among the reviews it determined an average rating of 6 4 out of 10 5 References edit The FBI said I was my parents stolen baby but I found the truth BBC News 20 June 2018 A baby snatched from a Chicago hospital in 1964 was reunited with his parents 15 months later But was it the same baby Independent co uk 24 March 2021 Archived from the original on 2022 06 18 Rubin Rebecca March 14 2021 CNN Films to Develop Stranger Than Fiction Documentary The Lost Sons Variety Retrieved March 14 2021 Day Ramos Dino February 10 2021 SXSW Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup Charli XCX Quarantine Feature To Close Fest Tom Petty Docu Set As Centerpiece Deadline Hollywood Retrieved February 10 2021 The Lost Sons 2021 Reviews Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved April 10 2021 External links editThe Lost Sons at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Lost Sons amp oldid 1195285359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
