The first trailer has been released for “The Son,” filmmaker Florian Zeller’s film adaptation of the second play in his trilogy that includes “The Father” and “The Mother”.
Zeller previously adapted “The Father” into the Oscar-winning 2020 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. Despite the thematic links, this is not a direct sequel.
A couple of years after his parents’ divorce, 17-year-old Nicholas no longer feels he can stay with his mother, Kate. He moves in with his father Peter and Peter’s new partner Beth.
Juggling work, his and Beth’s new baby, and the offer of his dream job in Washington, Peter tries to care for Nicholas as he wishes his own father had cared for him.
But by reaching for the past to correct its mistakes, he loses sight of how to hold onto Nicholas in the present.
Zeller and Christopher Hampton co-adapted the script for the film, which will have its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 7th ahead of a U.S. theatrical release on November 11th.
