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'The Son' is a 2022 drama film directed by Florian Zeller from a screenplay by him and Christopher Hampton. It is based on Zeller's 2018 stage play 'Le Fils'. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Hugh Quarshie, and Anthony Hopkins.

'The Son' had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2022, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on 11 November 2022, by Sony Pictures Classics.

Premise



Cast



* Hugh Jackman as Peter Miller

* Laura Dern as Kate Miller

* Vanessa Kirby as Beth

* Zen McGrath as Nicholas Miller

** George Cobell as young Nicholas Miller

* Hugh Quarshie

* Anthony Hopkins as Anthony Miller

Production



During an interview via Zoom after the 93rd Academy Awards nominations were announced, director Florian Zeller revealed to Deadline that he's currently finishing up an adaptation of one of his plays titled 'The Son'. In April 2021, Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern were cast to star in the film. In June 2021, Vanessa Kirby joined the cast of the film.

Principal photography began in August 2021. As of October 2021, production had concluded. It was reported Anthony Hopkins and Zen McGrath had also joined the cast, the former of whom is reuniting with Zeller after working on 'The Father' (2020), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Release



In July 2021, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film. STX Entertainment claimed the distribution rights for the UK, Benelux, Italy, Scandinavia and Iceland that same month. However, UK distribution rights are currently in question following the announcement that STX Entertainment's British offices were shutting down, so this means Lionsgate UK will take over future STX titles in the country.

The film had its world premiere in-competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2022. Its North American premiere will take place at the Toronto International Film Festival that same month on September 12, 2022.

It is scheduled for a limited release in the United States on November 11, 2022, with expansions in the following weeks.

Reception



The film received mostly mixed reactions. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 58% based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 5.60/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

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