The Son's Room

Mar 9, 2001

1h 39m

★ 7.1

Overview

A psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba diving accident.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sacher Film

Bac Films

StudioCanal

RAI Cinema

The Son's Room Trailers

Cast

Giovanni

Nanni Moretti

Paola

Laura Morante

Irene

Jasmine Trinca

Andrea

Giuseppe Sanfelice

Oscar - a Patient

Silvio Orlando

Tommaso - a Patient

Stefano Accorsi

Raffaella - a Patient

Claudia Della Seta

a Patient

Eleonora Danco

Arianna

Sofia Vigliar

Headmaster

Renato Scarpa

Priest

Roberto Nobile

Luciano's Father

Paolo De Vita

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