The Whore's Son
Hurensohn
Austria, Luxembourg
2004
86 Min
Color
1.66:1
German
For 16 years, young Ozren has believed his mother’s story that she doesn’t come home at night because she’s working hard as a waitress. But then one day he learns the truth: She’s a prostitute, and he’s the son of a whore. Set in Vienna in the early 1990s, this coming-of-age drama directed by Michael Sturminger tracks Ozren’s journey of self-discovery as he copes with his loss of innocence. —Flixster