The Quiet Son

“Timely and gripping.”

“A sensitive cast and a sobering story.”

“Delphine and Muriel Coulin craft a remarkable film about the upheaval caused to a family of three when one of them drifts far-right.”

“A compelling family drama.”

“Voisin, who gave a breakout performance in the 2021 Balzac adaptation Lost Illusions, incarnates Fus’ many contradictions with explosive restraint.”

“The talented Crepon (The Bureau) portrays [the character] with subtlety and tenderness.”

“Another moving Vincent Lindon performance…expertly relaying a parent's monologue.”

“The Coulin sisters’ understated screenplay details the various stages in the psychological evolution of the relationships between the father and brothers with formidable precision.”

“The brotherly bond is beautifully played by Crepon and Voisin.”

“The film is an absorbing, meticulous analysis which evokes the past and the dilemmas of the present to wonderful effect, where tender feelings and loyalty collide with a deep and ever-growing sense of incomprehension.”

"A poignant family and social drama, carried by a trio of impressive actors."

"The Quiet Son shows the veritable inner earthquake driving by a tortured Vincent Lindon, awarded at the last Venice Film Festival, and the two young actors who are very much in tune with each other."

"Vincent Lindon finds one of his best roles as a powerless father in the Coulin sisters' drama."

"By casting their female gaze over a man's world, the two directors have succeeded in making a film that is both intimate and political, touching on the major issues of today's world."

"A beautiful film about filial love and the emptiness left by the loss of a mother."

"Lindon excels, of course, but it's Benjamin Voisin who takes the cake: his composition, constantly on the edge, of a young man lost, is chilling, all the more so because he's screen-crushing in every scene, with every look, every facial expression and every line."

"An uncompromising and intense drama, where tenderness rubs shoulders with cruelty, and which offers an unforgettable score to Vincent Lindon, at the height of his powers."

"Contrasted and nuanced, The Quiet Son fully embraces the pendulum swinging from daylight to evening shadows, from love to hate, from empathy to detestation."