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      The Whore's Son

      2004 1h 28m Drama List
      25% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A Yugoslavian prostitute (Chulpan Khamatova) in Vienna tries to shield her son (Stanislav Lisnic) from the reality of her profession. Read More Read Less

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      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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International While poignant in the extreme, never stoops to easy sentimentality or sensationalism. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Sturminger never seems to be quite sure what his film is about ... Jun 8, 2006 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Depressing, interesting watch. A little more like what I expected from Irina Palm. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member thoroughly intelligent and thoroughly devastating. beautifully paced and perfectly casted. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

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