Sons
Seen it?2024 | 100 min | Thriller, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Eva, an idealistic prison officer, is faced with the dilemma of her life when a young man from her past gets transferred to the prison where she works. Without revealing her secret, Eva asks to be moved to the young man’s ward – the toughest and most violent in the prison. Here begins an unsettling psychological thriller, where Eva’s sense of justice puts both her morality and future at stake.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
75% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Nominated for 1 Berlin award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$432K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gustav Möller
- Sidse Babett KnudsenEva Hansen
- Sebastian Bull SarningMikkel
- Dar SalimRami
- Marina BourasHelle
- Olaf JohannessenInstitutionschef
- Jacob LohmannPræst
- Siir TilifJurist
- Rami ZayatAli
- Mathias PetersenSimon
- Ida Cæcilie RasmussenLæge