2016
Unrated
Zeitgeist Films
1 h 22 m

2016
Unrated
Zeitgeist Films
1 h 22 m

Summary Tall, dark, androgynously handsome, Pierre wears eyeliner and a black lace g-string, while having sex with both boys and girls. The confusion only goes deeper when the teenager’s single, working-class mom is arrested for having stolen him (and his “sister”) at birth. Thanks to the wonders of DNA, he’s returned to his biological parents: ...

Drama

Directed By: Anna Muylaert

Written By: Marcelo Caetano, Anna Muylaert

2016
Unrated
Zeitgeist Films
1 h 22 m

2016
Unrated
Zeitgeist Films
1 h 22 m

Don't Call Me Son

Name: Don't Call Me Son
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-11-02
Duration: 1 min 22 s
Rating: 77
Cast: Naomi Nero, Daniel Botelho, Dani Nefussi, Matheus Nachtergaele, Lais Dias

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Drama

Directed By: Anna Muylaert

Written By: Marcelo Caetano, Anna Muylaert

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RogerEbert.com

Nov 2, 2016

The director has said that the “classical” (her word) style of the earlier film, with its elegant, distanced compositions and paucity of camera movement, is typical of her work; the ragged, edgy, mostly handheld approach of Don’t Call Me Son (flawlessly executed by cinematographer Barbara Alvarez) is a departure.

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Los Angeles Times

Nov 10, 2016

Don’t Call Me Son, although built on conflicts that have fractured many a family, thankfully never veers into melodrama.

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Screen Daily

Nov 3, 2016

Muylaert handles an atmosphere charged with intensely conflicting expectations with a light touch, and sparks of humour.

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The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 3, 2016

Working with a terrific cast — first-timer Nero is a real discovery — Muylaert makes all the traumatic twists in the story feel both natural and almost casual at times, as if we’re watching everyday people whose lives have suddenly been transformed into a telenovela plot.

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The New York Times

Nov 2, 2016

The narrowness of its perspective and its relatively brief 82-minute length disappoint. Yet Don’t Call Me Son still manages to be a fascinating, sympathetic portrait of a lost boy abruptly thrown to the wolves.

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Village Voice

Nov 3, 2016

A hazy drift through vast subjects — the fluidity of adolescence and the fragility of family — Anna Muylaert's Don't Call Me Son works best when it goes small.

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Slant Magazine

Oct 28, 2016

Writer-director Anna Muylaert writes themes into excellent, controlled first acts that turn capricious by the third.

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Production Company Dezenove Som e Imagens, Africa Filmes

Release Date Nov 2, 2016

Duration 1 h 22 m

Rating Unrated

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Awards

Valladolid International Film Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

Prêmio Guarani

• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

• 3 Nominations

Don't Call Me Son

Top Cast

Naomi Nero

Pierre, Felipe

Daniel Botelho

Joca

Dani Nefussi

Aracy, Glória

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus

Lais Dias

Jaqueline

Luciana Paes

Tia Yara

Helena Albergaria

Sueli

Luciano Bortoluzzi

Marcelo

June Dantas

Walmissa

Renan Tenca

René

José Muylaert Abujamra

Guitarista

Antonio Haddad Aguerre

Primo Joca

Berenice Haddad Aguerre

Tia 3

Helena Bachur

Turma Joca

Marcelo Muniz Bolognesi

Professor Judô

Giovanna Boscolo

Julia

Alice Alves Caffagni

Bruna

Vinicius Calderoni

Band Leader

Roberto Camargo

Maitre

Maíra Cessa

Leila

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