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2.5 0h 14m

The Name of the Son

Long hair would look good on him, but so would a moustache. This summer by the sea, the trans boy Lucho knows that there is a lot in him that is difficult to share with others.

Top Cast

  • Tristán Miranda

    Tristán Miranda

    Lucho

  • Amanda Pérez Berch

    Amanda Pérez Berch

    Memi

  • Daniel Cabot

    Daniel Cabot

    Padre

Overview

Long hair would look good on him, but so would a moustache. This summer by the sea, the trans boy Lucho knows that there is a lot in him that is difficult to share with others.

Rating

2.5 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 12, 2026

    This is quite a well delivered, soft-focus, story of the young "Lucho" (Tristán Miranda) who has an uneasy relationship with their sister and father. Dad (Daniel Cabot) insists on referring to his son, or to her brother but clearly, if not as yet surgically, there is a fair degree of dysmorphia in the mind of a "Lucho" who is at their most apprehensive on the beach. There's not really much for us watching to go on, and that's perhaps what adds a little poignancy to the proceedings. Fifteen minutes was never going to be enough time to plumb the depths of emotions being felt by father or "son" here, so instead we observe a relationship that is loving, certainly, but constantly being tested. The father is trying to understand but has few, if any, terms of reference and I thought Cabot played his part here quite powerfully, too, as we progress - baby step style - into an unknown for all concerned.

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