The mother-son relationship is a profound and complex bond that has been explored in various forms of art, including cinema and literature. This relationship is a universal theme that transcends cultural and geographical boundaries, and has been a subject of interest for many artists, writers, and filmmakers.

(Ocean Vuong): This novel is structured as a letter from a son to his illiterate mother, exploring the intersections of trauma, language, and the immigrant experience.

Literature can enter the mother’s consciousness; cinema relies on the gaze. Some of the most powerful mother-son films are those where the camera adopts the son’s perspective, turning the mother into a visual icon of desire or dread.