Jose Coronado
Jaime Jiménez
Overview
Jaime, a doctor who lives in Seville, finds his life radically changed when his son is left fighting for his life after being beaten up during a robbery. The feelings of pain and helplessness soon change to feelings of hate and anger, converting a good dad into a dehumanised man.
Cast
12 people
Reviews
5 min readThe Father, the Son, and the Weight of a Fist
I’ve seen this story before. Not the exact one—there are no carbon copies of grief—but the shape of it: a good man undone by violence, his love curdling into something darker, something that wears his face but isn’t him. Your Son is a revenge thriller, yes, but it’s also a film about how quickly a life can become unrecognizable, how the person you thought you were can slip through your fingers like sand.
And yet, for all its familiarity, there’s something unsettlingly precise about the way it unfolds. This isn’t just another tale of a father’s rage. It’s a film that lingers in the small, ugly details—the way a hand trembles before it strikes, the way a voice cracks when it’s trying too hard to be steady.
Miguel Ángel Vivas, the director, has made a career out of tension. His previous work, like Extinction and Kidnap, thrives on the slow unraveling of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Here, he takes a different approach.
There’s no slow burn in Your Son. The inciting incident—the brutal beating of Jaime’s son during a robbery—happens early, and the film’s engine is the question of what comes next. But Vivas isn’t interested in the mechanics of revenge so much as the corrosion of it.
The camera lingers on Jaime’s face, not in close-up for melodrama, but in medium shots that let us see the way his body betrays him: the way his shoulders hunch, the way his eyes dart, the way he moves through the world like a man who’s already half-gone.
Jose Coronado plays Jaime, and it’s a performance that feels like a slow exhale. There’s no grandstanding, no scenery-chewing. Just a man who’s trying to hold himself together while everything inside him is coming apart.
Coronado has a face that’s easy to read—too easy, almost. You can see the calculations behind his eyes, the way he’s weighing every word, every gesture, as if he’s afraid that if he lets go for even a second, he’ll shatter. It’s the kind of performance that doesn’t announce itself, which makes it all the more devastating.
Audience Opinions
Broad evidence
Audience 7.2/10
"A tense and emotionally charged thriller that dives deep into a father’s desperate quest for justice, though its pacing and predictability hold it back from greatness."
Viewers appreciate the gripping premise and strong performances, particularly from José Coronado, who portrays a father’s unrelenting determination to avenge his son’s assault. latestnetflix.com's take is that the film’s dark, brooding atmosphere and exploration of moral dilemmas resonate with many, but some find the plot predictable and the pacing uneven, with a few slow stretches that dilute the tension.
What viewers praise
- Powerful lead performance José Coronado delivers a compelling and emotionally raw portrayal of a father pushed to extremes, earning widespread praise for his intensity and depth.
- Gripping premise The story’s focus on a father’s quest for justice after his son’s assault is widely seen as engaging and thought-provoking, drawing viewers into its moral complexities.
- Dark, atmospheric tone The film’s moody visuals and tense atmosphere are frequently highlighted as strengths, creating a sense of unease that fits the thriller genre well.
- Emotional depth Many viewers find the exploration of parental love and vengeance moving, adding layers to the thriller framework.
Common complaints
- Predictable plot Several viewers note that the story follows familiar thriller tropes, making some twists and outcomes feel telegraphed rather than surprising.
- Uneven pacing The film’s momentum is criticized for dragging in parts, with slow stretches that disrupt the tension and urgency of the central conflict.
- Underdeveloped side characters Supporting roles, including the son’s friends and other figures, are seen as thinly sketched, reducing their impact on the story.
- Heavy-handed themes Some viewers feel the film’s exploration of vengeance and justice is occasionally overstated, bordering on melodrama.
Recommended for
Spanish thriller fans Dark drama enthusiasts José Coronado admirers Moral dilemma narratives Slow-burn revenge stories
Buzz & Rumors
Public reports"A man of the twentieth century who has not understood we are already in the twenty-first."
That was Miguel Ángel Vivas describing his own hero, three days before Spanish cinemas opened Tu hijo. José Coronado plays Jaime Jiménez, a Seville surgeon whose 17-year-old son Marcos, Pol Monen, is beaten outside a nightclub and left vegetative. The wallet is still there. The police look slow. Jaime goes hunting. Vivas, back in his hometown after English-language work including Extinction, told Europa Press he had been sitting with the story for years. He wanted class, revenge, and a father who still thinks the strong man saves the room. latestnetflix.com's read is that "We are always thinking of the strong man who is going to save the world, the women, the men, and I wanted to fight that a little," he said.
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Coronado used the same junket to draw a line Spain keeps redrawing. Real padres coraje such as Antonio del Castillo and Juan José Cortés had been joining political parties. "One thing is getting into politics and another is taking justice into your own hands," Coronado said. "Nobody can take justice into their own hands. That is why we live in a society with laws, better or worse, but we cannot live in Wild West times." He called Jaime "a puppet in the middle of the night" who realizes he does not actually know his children. "What rules now are the influencers, social networks, and posing." Vivas said he wanted to talk about the general anger at social media, the speed with which people appoint themselves judges over a tweet.
On RTVE.es he went colder. "We do not know our children and they do not know us, it is that terrible." The sons live for networks and packs. The fathers live to make money. He said he had not needed many references because he could look at himself as a father. ABC's Oti Rodríguez Marchante, reviewing the opening, wrote that the plot's weight sits on Coronado's shoulders, an actor who can look like he is carrying the devil inside without moving a muscle. ,
Elite was already in living rooms. The girlfriend still had to sit in Seville.
Ester Expósito plays Andrea, Marcos's girlfriend, the role later write-ups treated as a fuse. At the Europa Press junket she called the film "complicated and hard" and a portrait of "the silenced woman, who is not listened to but maybe has more sensible ways than some men of resolving certain situations." She did not buy the panic about her generation. "I want to think our generation is not more violent than others." HobbyConsolas, reviewing the November release, flagged her as the young actor already building a TV name on Estoy vivo, Vis a vis, and Netflix's Elite. The film had already opened the 63rd Seminci in Valladolid on 20 October 2018. eOne put it in Spanish theaters on 9 November. Apache Films, Las Películas del Apache, La Claqueta, and France's Ran Entertainment produced, with Canal Sur, Netflix, and Orange in the credits. , , ,
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Harper's Bazaar listed the international Netflix drop for 1 March 2019. The streamer filed it as title 80167647. TMDB still logs $414,202 in revenue and a 103-minute runtime. Decider later filed it under Stream It or Skip It as a brutal Spanish thriller that keeps tightening. Fotogramas's one-line complaint still stings if you have been to Seville. The location is Seville and nobody has an Andalusian accent. The English menu calls it Your Son. The title Netflix kept in Spain is the original. Tu hijo. , , , ,
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