The Whore's Son

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The Whore's Son

2004

1h 28m

Drama

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A Yugoslavian prostitute (Chulpan Khamatova) in Vienna tries to shield her son (Stanislav Lisnic) from the reality of her profession.

Sam Adams

Los Angeles Times

It's reasonable, of course, for a teenager to misunderstand his mother. But The Whore's Son doesn't comprehend her any better than her son does.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 9, 2006

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

Tale of mother worship nicely sets its protags within multiple contexts as outsiders, but is kept from taking off by poor motivations and a nagging naivete in the over-innocent title character.

Jun 8, 2006

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Ella Taylor

L.A. Weekly

Despite a contrived creakiness in the plot, a climax all too broadly hinted at in the opening scene and the occasional dive into blowzy-hooker clich, some characters are nicely observed.

Jun 8, 2006

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David Noh

Film Journal International

While poignant in the extreme, never stoops to easy sentimentality or sensationalism.

Mar 1, 2007

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Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat

Sturminger never seems to be quite sure what his film is about ...

Jun 8, 2006

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Being in the company of Usein's and Lisnic's slow-minded, one-note character for most of the movie, we're strained to develop the sympathy level that would make for a touching or perceptive study.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 28, 2006

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Depressing, interesting watch. A little more like what I expected from Irina Palm.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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When daily situations build the best stage for tragedy. Sensitive acting, outstanding camera and direction.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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thoroughly intelligent and thoroughly devastating. beautifully paced and perfectly casted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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i think the only reason why we picked this movie up was that it was a foreign film. we figured it'd be a decent drama. it was decent. seems a little slow and, perhaps, a little anti-climactic. but it was worth the watch.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Michael Sturminger

Director

Chulpan Khamatova

Silvija

Miki Manojlovic

Uncle Ante

Stanislav Lisnic

Ozren

Ina Gogalova

Aunt Ljiljana

Georg Friedrich

Pepi

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Synopsis

A Yugoslavian prostitute (Chulpan Khamatova) in Vienna tries to shield her son (Stanislav Lisnic) from the reality of her profession.

Director: Michael Sturminger
Producer: Josef Aichholzer
Screenwriter: Michael Sturminger, Michael Glawogger
Production Co: Tarantula
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 28, 2006
Release Date (DVD): Sep 12, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.4K
Runtime: 1h 28m