Don't Call Me Son (Mãe Só Há Uma)

2016

Don't Call Me Son (Mãe Só Há Uma)

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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: bourgeois, straight-laced and thrilled to have him back--at least until he joins them at a bowling alley in a zebra-print mini dress. The turmoil of adolescence is plumbed with wit and compassion by writer/director Anna Muylaert, whose earlier film, The Second Mother, also dealt with familial loyalty and class tensions. Actress Dani Nefussi gives completely believable knock-out performances in the role of both mothers, and newcomer Naomi Nero makes short shrift of anyone's expectations as a broodingly intense, potentially volcanic six-footer in stiletto heels. -Karen Cooper, Director, Film Forum
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Directed By:
    Anna Muylaert
  • Written By:
    Anna Muylaert
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  • Box Office:
    $11,678
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    Dezenove Som e Imagem

Cast

Naomi Nero
as Pierre / Felipe
Daniel Botelho
as Joca
Daniela Nefussi
as Aracy / Glória
Renê Guerra
Matheus Nachtergaele
as Matheus
Lais Dias
as Jaqueline
Luciana Paes
as Tia Yara
Helena Albergaria
as Sueli
Luciano Bortoluzzi
as Marcelo
June Dantas
as Walmissa
Renê Guerra
Renan Tenca
as René
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Critic Reviews for Don't Call Me Son (Mãe Só Há Uma)

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  • Engrossing.

    December 8, 2016 | Full Review…

    J. R. Jones

    Chicago Reader
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  • Imagine the shock, imagine the adjustment, imagine not wanting to adjust. "Don't Call Me Son" imagines all that and more while calling into question the nature of bonding, blood and close ties.

    November 18, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review…

    Tom Long

    Detroit News
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  • It revs up, makes its spirited mess of issues, maintains its complicated humanity, then ends. That may not make it everybody's cup of tea, but hey, Muylaert seems to be saying, what movie or person is?

    November 9, 2016 | Full Review…

    Robert Abele

    Los Angeles Times
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  • 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.

    November 3, 2016 | Full Review…

    Melissa Anderson

    Village Voice
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  • Indicates a filmmaker of remarkable range, subtlety and intelligence -- a Brazilian talent who's deservedly gaining a place on the world stage.

    November 2, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

    Godfrey Cheshire

    RogerEbert.com
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  • 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.

    November 1, 2016 | Full Review…

    Stephen Holden

    New York Times
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  • Feb 17, 2019
    By trying to bring together two poorly-developed ideas without the cohesion necessary for each to work, this inconsistent drama feels only unfocused and frustratingly unclear about what it wants to say, as it even wastes time with a pointless subplot centered on the character's brother.
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