The Good Son
The Good Son
2001, French. Directed by Irène Jouannet.
Teenager Luc lives with his mother Liliane and his little brother Paul in Paris, has to cope with the fact that his mother is a prostitute and practically raise his brother alone. Luc is disillusioned. One day, little Paul wants to phone his grandmother in Nord-pas-de-Calais, one thing leads to another and suddenly the whole family finds themselves in a holiday in northern France. For Liliane it means a reunion with her mother, for Luc and Paul the reunion with their grandmother. And then someday on the beach Luc gets to know Manuel who teaches him lessons in love, life, fun, teenagerhood and friendship.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 2001
- Original title
- Le Bon Fils
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Stéphane Galas
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The Good Son runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Good Son isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2001. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Good Son?
The Good Son (2001) was directed by Irène Jouannet and stars Jérémie Lippmann, Max Boublil, Marie Dubois.