The Quiet Son (2024)

Original title

Jouer avec le feu

Directed by

Muriel Coulin, Delphine Coulin

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

2h

Rated

14

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 153 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father and his son drift apart after the son adopts a far-right political ideology. The film follows their tense relationship and the emotional distance that grows between them.

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What happens

The Quiet Son (French: Jouer avec le feu, lit. 'Playing with fire') is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin, based on the novel What You Need from the Night by Laurent Petitmangin. It stars Vincent Lindon and Benjamin Voisin as a father and son separated by political ideology. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2024, where Lindon won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. It was theatrically released in France on 22 January 2025 by Ad Vitam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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