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Your Son

Name: Your Son
Director: Miguel Ángel Vivas
Released: 2018
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

2.3/10

Limited

2018

TV-MA

Director

Miguel Ángel Vivas

Runtime

103 minutes

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Your Son is a character-driven psychological thriller that prioritizes the exploration of individual trauma over systemic representation. The narrative focuses on the disintegration of the self and the erosion of paternal archetypes. The film disrupts conventional expectations of the 'protector' archetype by depicting a doctor's transformation into a dehumanized man. It examines the volatility of human morality under extreme stress. However, the work lacks multi-layered complexity and diverse casting, focusing instead on a singular, localized experience.

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Category Breakdown

Does Your Son have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

There are no LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities in the film. The story focuses solely on the relationship between a father and his son, and the father’s psychological deterioration.

How does Your Son portray gender?

Limited

The story revolves around a male protagonist and his son. It portrays a breakdown of traditional masculine roles into chaos, rather than offering a critique of gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Your Son?

Fair

The film is set in Seville, Spain, and features a cast that seems localized and potentially homogeneous. There is no indication of a diverse, multi-ethnic ensemble.

How does Your Son represent religion and culture?

Good

The film challenges the idealized depiction of the family unit by showing a 'good dad' becoming dehumanized. It questions the stability of social roles when faced with trauma.

Does Your Son include disability representation?

Minimal

A character struggles for survival after being injured during a robbery, but it is unclear if disability is explored in depth. The role of injury remains ambiguous.

Present on Screen

Challenges the conventional 'protector' archetype by showing a father's moral decay.
Provides a deep psychological study of how trauma can dehumanize a stable professional.

Limited or Absent

Could benefit from more multi-layered complexity and diverse casting.
Does not engage with non-cisgender identities or broader social hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

Jaime, a doctor who lives in Seville, finds his life radically changed when his son is left fighting for his life after being beaten up during a robbery. The feelings of pain and helplessness soon change to feelings of hate and anger, converting a good dad into a dehumanised man.

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