Year: 2009
Directors: James Mann/Brandon Nicholas
Writers: James Mann
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Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Desert Son is a stylishly filmed, angsty coming-of-ager that feels a lot like Larry Clark riffing on the wilderness survival genre. That is to say it is a haunting look into the dark side of aimless adolescence that pulls no punches when examining how messed-up kids can be when drunk on a potent cocktail of confusion, raging hormones and ego. And with an odd little family / love triangle at its core, Desert Son even manages to ruminate on how the dysfunction we're brought up with becomes the baggage we carry around with us forever. Like the battered old suitcase Philip carries with him throughout the film, our past is an extension of who we are and contains all the bits and pieces that make up what we will become.
In fact,...
Directors: James Mann/Brandon Nicholas
Writers: James Mann
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Desert Son is a stylishly filmed, angsty coming-of-ager that feels a lot like Larry Clark riffing on the wilderness survival genre. That is to say it is a haunting look into the dark side of aimless adolescence that pulls no punches when examining how messed-up kids can be when drunk on a potent cocktail of confusion, raging hormones and ego. And with an odd little family / love triangle at its core, Desert Son even manages to ruminate on how the dysfunction we're brought up with becomes the baggage we carry around with us forever. Like the battered old suitcase Philip carries with him throughout the film, our past is an extension of who we are and contains all the bits and pieces that make up what we will become.
In fact,...
- 4/22/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Bloody Disgusting is announcing that Desert Son has a new poster which is thrilling. The trailer has dramatic tones as a young boy is left to die in an unknown desert. The heavy interplay of damaged characters also signals that Desert Son is a drama. There are thrilling elements that include home invasions, robbery, and survival. Visit the trailer for Desert Son and watch both the thrilling and dramatic tones of the film.
The tagline for Desert Son:
"Left for dead -- you fight for life."
The synopsis courtesy of Shoreline Entertainment:
"Phillip is abandoned in the desert by his stepfather. He is found unconscious days later by Lucy and Jack, two orphans who live in an abandoned mining town in the middle of nowhere. They bring Phillip back to health and quickly initiate him into their dangerous lifestyle. Together they embark on spree of increasingly risky and...
The tagline for Desert Son:
"Left for dead -- you fight for life."
The synopsis courtesy of Shoreline Entertainment:
"Phillip is abandoned in the desert by his stepfather. He is found unconscious days later by Lucy and Jack, two orphans who live in an abandoned mining town in the middle of nowhere. They bring Phillip back to health and quickly initiate him into their dangerous lifestyle. Together they embark on spree of increasingly risky and...
- 3/13/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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