The Son
May 23 2002
•2h 43m
•Drama
A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.
Cast
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Olivier Gourmet
Olivier
Morgan Marinne
Francis
Isabella Soupart
Magali
Nassim Hassaïni
Omar
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