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Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project

1 hr. 45 min. | Drama | N/A

A long time ago, a young man had a child without even knowing what he would become. Now his son Rye is 17, he returns home from a psychiatric hospital and hopes to reconnect with his family. When he returns to his mother, he is most eager to know who his father is. By chance, he gets into the cast selection. The director is fascinated by his innocence, he hopes to have a lead actor. But another coincidence turns Rudi into a wanted criminal. Only then does the director realize that that strange silent boy is his son, a cruel creation of his own. He decides to help the boy and accompanies him on his inevitable journey to repentance.

"In society, the boundaries of behaviour are always set by the majority. I am interested in building a mirror against these boundaries. I had already tried to answer this question in my previous films, but in this film everything became clear in the preparation stage. That is why I decided to play one of the main roles and formulate the question - who is to blame in the end? ”Asks Cornel Mundruczo.

Kornél Mundruczó

Kornél Mundruczó

Kornél Mundruczó is a Hungarian screenwriter, film and theater director, founder of Proton Cinema and Proton Theatre. Jupiter's Moon is his fifth film to world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. He previously presented “Johanna”, “Delta”, “Tender Son” and “White God”, which won the 2014 Un Certain Regard Prize.
Languages
Hungarian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Szelíd teremtés - A Frankenstein-terv
Produced
2010: Hungary, Germany, Austria

Film information

Director
Kornél Mundruczó
Screenplay
Kornél Mundruczó, Mary Shelley
Music
Philipp E. Kümpel, Andreas Moisa
Cinematography
Mátyás Erdély
Cast
Rudolf Frecska, Lili Monori, Kornél Mundruczó
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