Rent Son (2021)
3.0 of 5 from 85 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
- After a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura's home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David (Luke David Blumm), the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura (Andi Matichak) commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.
- Actors:
- Andi Matichak, Emile Hirsch, Luke David Blumm, Cranston Johnson, Blaine Maye, J. Robert Spencer, Rocco Sisto, Kristine Nielsen, Erin Bradley Dangar, Adam Stephenson, David Kallaway, Ethan McDowell, Wanetah Walmsley, Garrett Kruithof, Craig Leydecker, Ben Swilley, Adam Henslee, Janet L. Burns, Ann Marie Hall, Alexander Ward
- Directors:
- Ivan Kavanagh
- Producers:
- Rene Bastian, AnneMarie Naughton, Louis Tisné
- Writers:
- Ivan Kavanagh
- Studio:
- Acorn Media
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/10/2021
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interviews with Cast and Crew
- Deleted Scenes
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Reviews (1) of Son
“He is coming.” - Son review by NP
Luke David Blumm as David is a likeable young actor, which is a very good thing, as it is our sympathy for his plight and that of his mother Laura (Andi Matichak) that drives this horror film. Struck with a progressive illness, his scenes are often harrowing, sprinkled throughout the slow-burning story.
Director and writer Ivan Kavanagh plays around with what we think is going on and as such, fuels a story we might have seen variations of before. It’s presented in a low-key manner, the moments of horror sprinkled over events that we are increasingly convinced cannot have a happy ending.
Amid the unravelling of the plot and the occasionally disturbing moments, the question that frequently hits the viewer is: how far would you go to save your son? My score is 8 out of 10.
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