Don't Call Me Son
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Don't Call Me Son
Tall, dark, androgynously handsome, Pierre wears eyeliner and a black lace G-string, while having sex with both other boys and girls. The confusion only goes deeper when the teenager’s single, working-class mom is arrested for having stolen him (and his “sister”) at birth. Thanks to the wonders of DNA, he’s returned to his biological parents: bourgeois, straight-laced and thrilled to have him back -- at least until he joins them at a bowling alley in a zebra-print mini dress. The turmoil of adolescence is plumbed with wit and compassion by writer/director Anna Muylaert, whose earlier film, The Second Mother, also dealt with familial loyalty and class tensions. Actress Dani Nefussi gives completely believable knock-out performances in the role of both mothers, and newcomer Naomi Nero makes short shrift of anyone’s expectations as a broodingly intense, potentially volcanic six-footer in stiletto heels.
Genre
Drama,
LGBT
Runtime
82
Language
Portuguese
Director
Anna Muylaert
Writer(s)
Anna Muylaert
Cast
Naomi Nero
FEATURED REVIEW
Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter
You can’t choose your family, though your family can sometimes choose you. That’s the troubling lesson learned by the characters in Don’t Call Me Son (Mae Son Ha Uma), a poignant and energetic Brazilian drama that turns a potentially bleak subject into a warmhearted study of genetics, gender and the ...
Played at
Royal 11.11.16 - 11.17.16
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