Nicolas Cage

Noah Jupe

FKA twigs

Isla Johnston

Souheila Yacoub

Kaiti Manolidaki

Penelope Markopoulou

Orestis Paliadelis

Elena Topalidou

Manolis Mavromatakis

Thekla Gaiti

Lotfy Nathan

Alex Hughes

Riccardo Maddalosso

Scott Aharoni

Jackie Bernon

Alexandra Boussiou

Alain de la Mata

Noémie Devide

Sinan Eczacıbaşı

Harry Finkel

Christopher Granier-Deferre

Yiannis Iakovidis

Eugene Kotlyarenko

Nick Shumaker

Jennifer Venditti

Theo Vieljeux

Julie Viez

Metin Alihan Yalcindag

Simon Beaufils

Sophie Corra

Stella Giannakakis

Maria Chatzitheodorou

Lila Vander Elst

Marie-Eglantine Leibfried

Iosif Adaloglou

Maxime Herve

Oriane De Neve

Marie-Eglantine Pirson

Sarah Roman

Maria Staikou

Prokopis Vlaseros

Yannis Chatzistavris

Elena Novakovits

Domniki Papadopoulou

Panos Dimitriou

Etienne Harris

Danai Kriki

Yaseen Noon

Argiris Rallias

Brendan Smithers

Georgiadis Konstantinos

Dario Le Bars

Hugues Namur

Viktor Hristov

Radoslav Ignatov

Alan Scott Neal

Kladji Llupi

Constantinos Vazeos

Maria Simati

Panagiotis Chatzinikolaou

David Levine

Lorenz Dangel

Horror

The Carpenter's Son

Anonymous Content

Curious Gremlin

Cinenovo

Saturn Films

Spacemaker Productions

BlueLight

France

United States of America

Ravi

The Carpenter’s Son is a film that makes a strong first impression, but ultimately stumbles where it matters most: the story. The production excels technically — the visual adaptation is stunning, with symbolic religious imagery and dark, atmospheric cinematography that pulls the viewer into the film’s harsh desert environment. The sound design and musical score are equally impressive, adding tension and depth to every scene. From an audiovisual standpoint, the movie is exceptional.

The problem begins when the narrative takes over. The film attempts to adapt elements from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, but the result is a storyline that feels confusing, uneven, and at times incoherent. It flirts with deep themes like faith, fear, guilt, and destiny, yet fails to develop any of them in a meaningful way. More often than not, the movie seems more focused on provoking than on delivering a cohesive or compelling plot.

Nicolas Cage delivers an intense performance, as expected, but even his presence isn’t enough to stabilize a script that collapses under its own ambition. The overall feeling is that the premise had tremendous potential, but the execution ends up fragmented, leaving audiences more puzzled than thoughtful.

In short: The Carpenter’s Son is technically excellent, with outstanding visuals and sound, but its story — already described by many as confusing — weakens the final impact. It’s a film that grabs attention, but doesn’t quite earn lasting admiration.

English

Official Trailer