Hugh Jackman He has been chaining projects for a few years without much luck at the box office. The candidate (2018), Fraud (2019) or Reminiscence (2021) are just a few of the movies he starred in that ended up failing. We don’t know what will become of The son (2023), but this drama directed by Florian Zeller It is coming very soon to Spain and I will tell you all the keys to it in this post.
When does El hijo premiere in Spain?
The Son opens in Spain on Friday, March 3, 2023. In the United States, it had a limited release on January 20, 2023 and was only able to rake in $213,000 from a total of 554 theaters (one of the worst screen averages in memory).
The Son trailer and synopsis
The Son is an adaptation of a play by Florian Zeller who tells us about the life change they will face Rock there Emma. They both have a baby, but the ex-wife of Peter, Katereappears with his teenage son. Nicholas He is a problematic young man with whom it is very difficult to communicate, both because he is aggressive and because he is distant. He has just dropped out of school and will upset the whole family.
Director and cast of The Son
There were a lot of expectations to discover the novelty of Florian Zellerplaywright who went to the cinema with The father (2020) adapting the homonymous work he had written himself. At that time, this film starring Anthony Hopkins there Olivia Colman gave the surprise with 6 nominations and 2 awards at the Oscars 2020 and 4 other nominations at the Golden Globes 2020. However, it does not seem to have repeated the feat with The son (2023) as I will tell you a little later.
The casting for this film is led by Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby there Anthony Hopkinswho repeats with Florian Zeller after being the star of The father (2020).
Son’s reviews
The reviews are quite negative on this one.. The director failed to repeat the feat that was The father (2020) and turned much of the specialist reviews against it. Indie Wire, for example, highlights the good performances of its two protagonists, while throwing a dart at the scenario: “They Can’t Save Zeller’s (Emotionally Pornographic) Teenage Depression Story“. It wasn’t very positive either. The Hollywood Reporter: “the graceful austerity of Zeller’s direction makes the denouement a no-brainer, making The Son a grueling effort“.
Among the positive reviews, that of The Guardian: “a beautifully written drama with impeccable performances, notably from Jackman (…) A powerful and cultured film“.
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