Divorce hits in different ways for everyone involved in the process. Some people welcome the opportunity to start over, while others see the break-up as an insult to the sanctity of marriage and an infringement on their daily lives. In Florian Zeller’s The Son teaser trailer, we ride a spiral of resentment as a family struggles to adjust to their new lives.
The Son teaser trailer has covered you if you’re in the mood for a laugh. I’m kidding. It’s depressing as all get out, though it hints at powerhouse performances from Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern. Their characters are concerned about how their separation affects their teenage son and how they can mend what’s breaking apart at the seams.
Zeller directs The Son from a script he co-wrote with Christopher Hampton. Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, and Zen McGrath also star. You can read the official logline for The Son below:
“The film centers around Peter (Jackman), whose busy life with new partner Beth (Kirby) and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate (Dern) turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas (McGrath),” reads the synopsis. “The young man is troubled, distant, and angry, playing truant from school for months. Peter strives to be a better father, searching to help his son with those intimate and instinctive moments of family happiness. But the weight of Nicholas’ condition sets the family on a dangerous course.”
The Son teaser trailer paints a complicated yet relatable picture for audiences. Divorce can be a nasty business, with effects that ripple out to people you love in unpredictable ways. I think Peter, Beth, and Kate have a lot to sort out before Nicholas makes peace with his new living conditions, and the healing won’t happen overnight. It’ll take patience, understanding, and forgiveness from everyone involved to make the new family dynamic work. The process starts with small steps. Let’s hope they’re all up to the challenge.
The Son will release in select theaters on November 11, 2022.