A Son of the Sun
A sardonic Turkish fantasy-comedy turns soul-swapping after death into an escalating identity maze.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- absurd
- sardonic
- irreverent
- arthouse film night
- dark comedy evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on souls passing from one body to another after death, creating repeated identity dislocations.
The film treats the passage of souls and its consequences through black comedy.
Alper Canan’s encounters with altered identities and eccentric figures build a surreal comic portrait of everyday life.
The solar eclipse keyword identifies the film’s central celestial motif and its association with transformation.
Films like A Son of the Sun, and why
Being John Malkovich
shares surreal identity disruption, dark humor, and an absurdist critique of ordinary social life
The Bothersome Man
shares blackly comic mortality themes, heightened absurdity, and a protagonist caught in an uncanny chain of events
Vizontele
shares Turkish absurdist comedy, eccentric characters, and a playful collision between the mundane and the surreal
Movie Details
- Director
- Onur Ünlü
- Release Date
- 2008-11-06
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (37)
Cast
- Haluk Bilginer
- Özgü Namal
- Bülent Emin Yarar
- Köksal Engür
- Hümeyra
- Levent Öktem
- Ahmet Kural
- Tansu Biçer
- Serkan Keskin
- Özkan Meşe
Common questions
- What is A Son of the Sun about?
- A sardonic Turkish fantasy-comedy turns soul-swapping after death into an escalating identity maze.
- What is A Son of the Sun like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Son of the Sun as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Son of the Sun violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Son of the Sun as mild.
- Which films are like A Son of the Sun?
- Films with a similar feel include Being John Malkovich, The Bothersome Man, and Vizontele.
- How long is A Son of the Sun?
- A Son of the Sun runs 92 minutes.
