# A Son (2020)

> A Tunisian couple races to save their wounded son while a hospital revelation tears open the foundations of their family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/434567

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Mehdi M. Barsaoui
- Cast: Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah, Youssef Khemiri, Noomene Hamda, Slah Msadak, Med Ali Ben Jemaa, Qassine Rawane, Jihed Cherni
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10749760/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, intimate, harrowing, serious film night, international cinema night

## Synopsis

A family's life hangs in the balance as they confront a shocking secret amidst a desperate search for a donor.

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