Flora and Son (2023)
Flora and Son
”A single mom finds a guitar in a dumpster, leading to a transformative musical journey for her and her rebellious son.”
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Flora (Eve Hewson) is a single mother who simply doesn't know what to do with Max (Orén Kinlan), her rebellious teenage son. When the police suggest that Flora find a hobby for Max, she hands him an old guitar. What she thought would turn into hours of playing some off-key chords soon becomes something bigger with the help of a failed musician from Los Angeles (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). From there, Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music in an exclusive Apple TV+ film that is about family and rediscovering bonds through music.
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It follows Flora, a single mom who is at war with her son, Max. Trying to find a hobby for Max, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person's trash can be a family's salvation.
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