Sonny

Sonny

His life was the morning after, until he decided to change the night before.

Rating

2.0 (1)

Release Date

10/26/2002

Runtime

110 mins

Overview

New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

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A gritty portrait of a man trying to break free from a life of exploitation in 1980s New Orleans, only to find that escape is far harder than he imagined. The film dwells in the murky space between wanting to change and being trapped by circumstance.

Mood

MelancholicTenseWistful

Themes

RedemptionIdentityFamilyComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentAddiction

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