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The Quiet Son

The Quiet Son

Drama · 2025

Pierre, a devoted father in his 50s, raises his two sons alone. When Louis, the youngest, leaves home to attend the Sorbonne in Paris, Fus, slightly older and not as successful academically, becomes more and more secretive. Driven by a fascination for violence, he gets entangled in far-right extremist groups, at the very opposite of his father’s values. Between them, there is love and hate, until tragedy happens.

Movie details

The Quiet Son

“When filial love collides with the flames of ideology.”

2025 Drama 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

Pierre, a devoted father in his 50s, raises his two sons alone. When Louis, the youngest, leaves home to attend the Sorbonne in Paris, Fus, slightly older and not as successful academically, becomes more and more secretive. Driven by a fascination for violence, he gets entangled in far-right extremist groups, at the very opposite of his father’s values. Between them, there is love and hate, until tragedy happens.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Muriel Coulin · Delphine Coulin

Written by

Muriel Coulin · Delphine Coulin

Vincent Lindon

Vincent Lindon

Pierre

Benjamin Voisin

Benjamin Voisin

Fus

Stefan Crepon

Stefan Crepon

Louis

Maëlle Poesy-Guichard

Maëlle Poesy-Guichard

Lawyer of Fus

Édouard Sulpice

Édouard Sulpice

Jérémy

Sophie Guillemin

Sophie Guillemin

Cathy

Arnaud Rebotini

Arnaud Rebotini

Bernard

Court is in session

Put The Quiet Son on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.