His Only Son

His Only Son

His Only Son recounts one of the most controversial moments in the Old Testament—when Abraham was commanded by God to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised—the son he must now lay upon the altar.

  • Released: 2023-03-31
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Genre: Drama
  • Stars: Nicola Mouawad, Sara Seyed, Scot Cooper, Ted Harvey, Orestes Sophocleous, Edaan Moskowitz, Luis Fernandez-Gil
  • Director: David Helling
 Comments
  • Kirpianuscus - 13 April 2024
    a perspective
    I desired to see this film. For subject, for Angel Studios . Indeed, with some not reduced expectations .

    And I liked it. Maybe , just I loved it for a couple aspects.

    It is very difficult to imagine the fair manner to tell this Genesis part. Because it is intense, complicated, dark and hopefull in same measure. So, I saw it without compare with the lines of Old Testament or with my images about characters. And, starting from this start point, easy was to appreciate the effort of actors, the atmosphere and the puzzle of events , not in chronological order but with interesting effort to put in honest form, the familiar facts. And, especially, the dialogue.

    At the first sight, it is a film for a precise target. Indeed, Abraham has not one hundred years old and Sara seems too nervous, the young actor for role of Isaac represents not the most impressive option and the encounter with our Lord seems too simple solution.

    But not strict accuracy or innovations / useful, in manz senses, must be the significant poinst, I suppose, but the message. And it is clear and loud .So, not being Choosen, it is a decent adaptation , not out of some good appreciations who it high deserves.
  • therealjaysmoke - 5 November 2023
    Could have been so much better, if.....
    Cinematography was on point, Cast and Crew was on point, Soundtrack was on point, Special Fx was on point.

    The only thing that prevented me from giving this movie a 10 is the storyline. It could have been much more interesting than this. Abraham, as we know it from the Bible, lived during a period of grave evil, danger and confusion. Where men were worshiping false gods, human life was nothing, and the supernatural was very real. When God told Abraham to leave, he wasn't a poor man. He wasn't broke. He wasn't alone. He had family and servants. He had flocks. He had riches. Sarah wasn't a sadistic barren woman. If anything, the woman was industrious to be the wife of such a man. She had servants, businesses etc.

    I feel they didn't choose the right path to tell Abraham's story. This was the Father of many nations and there are so many rich accounts that were left out in this build up to Isaac's birth. It's so unfortunate they took the route because the uninteresting fillers made the movie long, boring and you wanted it to end so badly.