# My Son (2021)

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**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Christian Carion
**Written by**: Christian Carion, Laure Irrmann
**Starring**: James McAvoy, Claire Foy, Tom Cullen, Gary Lewis, Michael Moreland, Robert Jack

> *A groundbreaking achievement in filmmaking where both actor and audience uncover a mystery at the same time.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rainy streets at dusk a solitary car door slam 
A father searches for his missing son in his ex-wife's town 
Christian Carion directs this tense thriller.

**Mood tags**: dread, paranoid, raw

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