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The Whore's Son

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

Critics Reviews

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Sam Adams Los Angeles Times 06/09/2006
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Jay Weissberg Variety 06/08/2006
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. Go to Full Review Ella Taylor L.A. Weekly 06/08/2006
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. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 03/01/2007
While poignant in the extreme, never stoops to easy sentimentality or sensationalism. Go to Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat 06/08/2006
Sturminger never seems to be quite sure what his film is about ... Go to Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals 05/28/2006
2.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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05/21/2008 Depressing, interesting watch. A little more like what I expected from Irina Palm. See more 04/02/2008 When daily situations build the best stage for tragedy. Sensitive acting, outstanding camera and direction. See more 02/02/2008 thoroughly intelligent and thoroughly devastating. beautifully paced and perfectly casted. See more 11/12/2007 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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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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
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