We happily present our last year’s Critics’ Picks winner, Jun Robles Lana’s latest title, “Your Mother’s Son”, as an Out of Competition screening after celebrating its world premiere in Toronto.

The versatile director uses a fake family to reflect on the political changes regarding drugs and destroyed families in his country under the ruthless President Rodrigo Duterte. Do not expect a dry reflection on politics. Lana presents a unique artistic vision of a violent and dysfunctional family structure.

But while “About Us But Not About Us” was a dialogue between two men, here we have a ménage à trois between an alleged mother and her two “sons” – full of love, hate, passion, and explicit sex. The strong images and amazing performances will be seared in your memory after this terrific and terrifying film.

Niki Nikitin