The Son (Spanish: El hijo) is a 2019 Argentine Spanish-language psychological thriller film directed by Sebastián Schindel and based on the 2013 novel Una madre protectora (English: A Protective Mother) by Guillermo Martínez with the adapted screenplay written by Leonel D’Agostino.

As they attempt to navigate through their personal issues, a child birth occurs, pushing the couple towards a path of twisted motives and deadly consequences.

The film was available to stream in various countries outside of China, South Korea, Argentina and Uruguay on July 26, 2019, by Netflix.

[3] Jonathan Holland from The Hollywood Reporter mentioned in a positive review of the film, "Disturbing in the best sense of the word, though sometimes let down by attention to detail, the pic deserves at the least to be adopted by horror fests.

"[4] Carlos Aguilar from Los Angeles Times praised the film, stating that it "maintains a determined stance not to show more than needed to keep one guessing, even if the symbolic references it tries to make and the social statements it may be carrying are left inconclusive.