Son of Cain
# Son of Cain

Son of Cain (Catalan: Fill de Caín) is a 2013 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Jesús Monllaó and starring José Coronado, Julio Manrique, David Solans and Maria Molins. It is based on the novel Dear Cain by Ignacio García-Valiño. It is also Monllaó's directorial debut.

## Plot

The plot concerns the developments set in motion as socially-awkward and gifted chess-playing boy Nico meets child psychologist Julio, who is also a chess aficionado. The latter ends up entangled in the affairs of Nico's family, formed by his Nico's parents Carlos and Coral and his sister, the young Diana.

## Cast

* José Coronado as Carlos Albert
* Maria Molins as Coral Folch
* Julio Manrique [es] as Julio Beltrán
* David Solans as Nico Albert
* Helena de la Torre as Diana
* Jack Taylor as Andrew Holsteter

## Production

The film was produced by Life&Pictures in co-production with Salto de Eje PC and Fosca Producciones and the associate production of TV3. It features dialogue in both the Spanish and the Catalan languages.

## Release

The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 22 April 2013. Distributed by Alfa Pictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 31 May 2013. The film was excluded from the 28th Goya Awards because the release date was not duly notified in form to the academy.

