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Film · 0 connectionsThe Son (2002)
- Drama
- 103 min
- K12 age guide
- ★ 7.5/10 from 173 ratings
A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.
Directed byJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
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