I really enjoyed the writer's approach to the father in this film. He revealed a dignity and integrity of care that put me, the spectator into question about my own cultural bias as well as reframed masculinity in film. The challenge as well as appreciation that a father cared for his non-biological son in a time of extreme stress and trauma was beyond my own experience and knowledge. The writer took a risk and I found this worked. Distanciation in this film worked: I critically stepped back from the cinema experience to re-frame and re-examine my own values as well as appreciate the differences within masculinity and cultures not always revealed through popular media about cultures different too my own.
Review of A Son
