Child's Pose
Directed by Călin Peter Netzer
Produced by Parada Film, Hai Hui Entertainment
A psychologically penetrating study of maternal control and arrested development, where a mother's refusal to let her son grow up becomes complicit in moral corruption.
Child's Pose is a contemporary drama focusing on the relationship between a mother and her 32-year-old son. After the accidental killing of a boy in a car crash, the mother tries to prevent her son being charged for the death, and she refuses to accept that her son is a grown-up man.
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Like Child's Pose
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Same Mood as Child's Pose
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Child's Pose, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Child's Pose, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Child's Pose, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
