Don't Call Me Son

Don't Call Me Son

82 mins | Drama | July 20, 2016

Pierre is seventeen and in the middle of puberty. He plays in a band, has sex at parties and secretly tries on women’s clothing and lipstick in front of a mirror. Ever since his father’s death, his mother Aracy has looked after him and his younger sister Jacqueline, spoiling them both. But when he discovers that she stole him from a hospital when he was a new born baby, Pierre’s life changes dramatically. In her new film, director Anna Muylaert explores the mother-child relationship through the eyes of a rebellious son whose whole world unravels overnight.

Don't Call Me Son

82 mins | Drama | July 20, 2016

Don't Call Me Son
Pierre is seventeen and in the middle of puberty. He plays in a band, has sex at parties and secretly tries on women’s clothing and lipstick in front of a mirror. Ever since his father’s death, his mother Aracy has looked after him and his younger sister Jacqueline, spoiling them both. But when he discovers that she stole him from a hospital when he was a new born baby, Pierre’s life changes dramatically. In her new film, director Anna Muylaert explores the mother-child relationship through the eyes of a rebellious son whose whole world unravels overnight.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Nineteen Sound and Imaging Productions, África Filmes
Original title Mãe Só Há Uma
Directors Leonardo Rocha, Marcelo Caetano, Anna Muylaert
Writers Anna Muylaert

Cast

Naomi Nero

as Pierre / Felipe

Daniel Botelho

as Joca

Dani Nefussi

as Aracy / Glória

Lais Dias

as Jaqueline

Luciana Paes

as Tia Yara

Luciano Bortoluzzi

as Marcelo

June Dantas

as Walmissa

Renan Tenca

as René

René Guerra

as Assistente social

Marat Descartes

as Enfermeiro Lourenço