The Son
Dramadepressionsuicidemental illnessmental healthchild of divorcedivorced parentshardfather son conflictself-harm
A harrowing, intimate portrait of a father's struggle to reach his suicidal teenage son, grounded in the specific pain of depression and family fracture.
A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.
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