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{{Infobox film

| name = Son

| image = Son_film.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Ivan Kavanagh

| producers = Rene Bastian
Ben Cornwell
Anne Marie Naughton
Louis Tisn

| writers = Ivan Kavanagh

| story =

| starring = Emile Hirsch
Andi Matichak
Luke David Blumm

| music = Aza Hand

| cinematography = Piers McGrail

| editing = Robin Hill

| studio = Belladonna Productions
Elastic Film
Park Films
Pigeon Roost

| distributor = RLJE Films

| released =

| runtime = 98 minutes

| country = Ireland
United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $69,739

}}

'Son' is a 2021 Irish-American horror thriller film written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh and starring Emile Hirsch, Andi Matichak, and Luke David Blumm.

Premise



Having escaped from a cult as a child, a mother must face her past when its sinister members break into her home and attempt to steal her eight-year old son, David. Now the two are on the run pursued by a detective determined to save them both. Since his aborted kidnapping, something has changed in David and the boy has succumbed to a mysterious illness. Following her maternal instincts to save him, his mother commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive but is losing the battle. Soon, she has to decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.

Cast



*Andi 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 Pimp

Production



Filming occurred in February 2020.

Release



RLJE Films acquired the distribution rights for the film, which was released on March 5, 2021.

Reception



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".

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