Movie·2019·0h 5m

The Bastard Son

The sins of the father can destroy the son.

Country

Mexico

Language

Spanish

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The Story

Original title: El hijo bastardo

A young man is going through a deep dilemma between killing his brother to keep his father's inheritance or leaving him alive, so he decides to meet a lawyer in a cafe to ask him for advice. The story is intertwined with an event in his family past, because when the boy decides to act, he is surprised by the consequences of an infidelity that occurred 25 years ago.

Producer

Patricio Escartín

Cinematography

Gabriel Camacho

Editor

Patricio Escartín

Themes

high school studentamateur filmneo-noirrevenge murderermexican noirshort filmindependent filmcrimenoir