My Son
A groundbreaking achievement in filmmaking where both actor and audience uncover a mystery at the same time.
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A tense, emotionally harrowing mystery about a father's desperate search for his missing son, built on the actor's real-time discovery and improvisation.
When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. [To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.]
Essence
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