Where to Watch Child's Pose (2013) in the US

What it's about

Seeing a way to reassert control over her adult son's life when he faces manslaughter charges, an affluent Romanian woman sets out on a campaign of emotional and social manipulation to keep him out of prison, navigating the waters of power, corruption and influence. Child's Pose is based on the sense of loss of parents who have to send their children away-physically and psychologically. The parent-child relationship is re-assessed through a son in his 30s that wants to escape from his mother, who in turn wants to keep her adult son by her side. The mother's character is quite familiar, but this film is unique in that the director delicately portrays how the controlling mother wants to deny that her son is destined to leave her by following the characters' emotional flows and gazing at their twisted desires. Luminita Gheorghiu turns in an extraordinary performance in playing a mother struggling to "save" her son. Heading to the conclusion, the film shows that the unhealthy mother-son relationship is not that simple when it comes to matters of humane duty.

Cast and crew

Director

Cãlin Peter Netzer

Writer

Razvan Radulescu, Cãlin Peter Netzer

Starring

Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Natasa Raab

Details

Release date

Mar 8, 2013

Language

Romanian, English

Country

Romania

Box office

$97,170

Awards

13 wins & 8 nominations

Where to Watch Child's Pose (2013) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Child's Pose in the United States?

Child's Pose is available free with a participating library card or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store.

Can I stream Child's Pose or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Rent the movie on Apple TV Store.

Can I watch Child's Pose for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).