My Son stars McAvoy as Edmond Murray, a man searching for his seven-year-old son Ethan after he disappears from a campsite he was staying at.<\/span><\/p>\n The film is a remake of Christian Carion\u2019s 2017 French film of the same name<\/a> and, just like in the original, everybody<\/span>\u00a0had scripts except for McAvoy<\/a>, who was given only a brief backstory about his character, meaning his reactions to the film\u2019s shocking twists are genuine responses.<\/p>\n During an appearance on <\/span>The Graham Norton Show<\/span><\/a>, McAvoy<\/a> said: \u201cThe entire film for me was improvised \u2013 the rest of the cast and crew had a script and had all been rehearsing with each other and another actor playing me for weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI had to learn what was happening next as I went along \u2013 it was crazy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThe French director designed the whole thing to preserve the first take, so whatever I did was as real, natural and truthful as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In need of a recap of the film\u2019s plot twists and ambiguous ending? Read on for everything you need to know about My Son.<\/p>\n Following Ethan\u2019s disappearance, Edmond visits his ex-wife Joan\u2019s (Claire Foy) new partner Frank (Tom Cullen), and is alarmed when he discovers he has made plans for a new home for himself and Joan which doesn\u2019t have space for Ethan.<\/span><\/p>\n Edmond grows increasingly suspicious when he discovers that Frank gave Joan a Valium tablet to help her sleep, accusing Frank of being responsible for his son\u2019s disappearance.<\/span><\/p>\n However, after beating Frank up, Edmond looks through his phone and spots the same vehicle in two videos of Ethan in the weeks leading up to his disappearance.<\/p>\n Realising this could be a lead to Ethan\u2019s location,\u00a0Edmond tracks down the vehicle\u2019s owner, William, who lives on a farm, and tortures him, forcing him to admit he works <\/span>for a kidnapping ring and sends them photos of children.<\/span><\/p> William explains that the kidnapping ring then selects which children to kidnap \u2013 \u00a0and he and the other individuals working for the ring snatch those children and leave them at Dunmore Lodge to be collected.<\/span><\/p>\n Armed with this information,\u00a0Edmond makes his way to the lodge and finds Ethan there, where he\u2019s being watched over by three of the kidnappers.<\/span><\/p>\n Edmond leaves a voicemail for Joan, telling her where they are and asking her to contact <\/span>Inspector Roy (Gary Lewis), who\u2019s been investigating the case.<\/span><\/p>\n In a dramatic scene, Edmond then rescues Ethan as Joan arrives and the three of them drive away.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Edmond is shot and ends up passing out at the wheel, but\u00a0Inspector Roy arrives just in time and finds their car, taking the three of them to safety.<\/span><\/p>\n Following the film\u2019s dramatic rescue scene, the final shot initially appears to be a perfect ending: Edmond and Joan watch on as Ethan operates a toy drone.<\/span><\/p>\n But the scene is permeated by a sense of unease, which only grows as Inspector Roy arrives and it b<\/span>ecomes apparent that Edmond has been arrested, though we\u2019re never actually told why<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI might be a wee while but I am going to come back,\u201d Edmond tells his son as he leaves Joan and Ethan playing with the drone and walks to Inspector Roy\u2019s car.<\/span><\/p>\n One option is that he was arrested for his antics we see in the film: he tortures one of the kidnappers with a blowtorch, breaks into private property and more.<\/span><\/p>\n And the other option? <\/span>Well, in the film, we learn that Edmond travels around the world working for an oil company, and that he\u2019s<\/span> hesitant to hand over his phone as part of the kidnapping investigation, though he eventually does.<\/span><\/p>\n Joan later sounds alarmed when she tells Edmond that the the police have raided his offices and taken all the computers.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey turned the whole place upside-down. They\u2019ve got the computers. They\u2019ve got the hard drives,\u201d she says, adding that this includes the \u201cIraq files\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n On the upside, Inspector Roy tells Edmond that his help in uncovering the kidnapping ring will likely be taken into account.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe dismantling of the network is accelerating, you know. I believe that there will be more arrests. It\u2019ll be a big list,\u201d he tells Edmond in the car as they drive away<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt could be good for you\u2026 The judge will probably take this into account.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Read more: <\/strong><\/p>\nMy Son ending explained: Do they find the child?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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