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A Son of Man

2019

A young man joins his estranged, mysterious father on an expedition into the Ecuadorian jungle in search of lost Inca gold, but the deeper they go, the more the family's demons overtake them. A feverish adventure-drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Ecuador

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Ecuador. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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