At the age of 17, Iltima has spent much of his life looking after his mother, the mercurial Leila, a veteran actress who’s successful and famous enough to be constant tabloid fodder. His mother’s neglect has filled him with a rage he now considers normal.

Sensitive, attentive, and delicately directed, The Good Son is the sophomore feature by Finnish writer/director Zaida Bergroth (The Last Cowboy Standing) Subtle and tense, this “living room thriller” is a riveting and acerbic piece of filmmaking.