Synopsis
Tunisia, summer 2011. The holiday to the South of the country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son Aziz, when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change their lives: Aziz needs a liver transplant, which leads to discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and the relationship survive?
The 2019–2021 Other Asia Window
74 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Son sits at position #20.
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The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Son premiered. 79 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #156 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #117 of 356 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Lebanon, Qatar, Tunisia |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Cinétéléfilms, Dolce Vita Films, 13 Productions, Sunnyland Film, jour2fête |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | January 15, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt10749760 |