---
title: 'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '2009-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 91
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-son-my-son-what-have-ye-done-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233219/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)

2009 · R · 91 min · Drama, Thriller · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done is a 2009 crime drama film directed by Werner Herzog, and written by Herzog and Herbert Golder. The film stars Michael Shannon as Brad McCullam, a mentally unstable man who kills his own mother after becoming obsessed with a play he is starring in. The film follows a hostage situation resulting from the murder, while also showing the events of McCullam's life leading up to the murder in flashback, with Willem Dafoe appearing as the lead detective, and Chloë Sevigny as McCullam's fiancée.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog), [Herbert Golder](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-golder)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernst Reijseger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-reijseger)
- **Producer:** [David Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lynch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Zeitlinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zeitlinger)
- **Editor:** [Joe Bini](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-bini)

## Cast

- [Loretta Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-devine)
- [Verne Troyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/verne-troyer)
- [Michael Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shannon)
- [Michael Peña](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pena)
- [Grace Zabriskie](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-zabriskie)
- [Irma P. Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/irma-p-hall)
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe)
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier)
- [Brad Dourif](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dourif)
- [Dave Bautista](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-bautista)
- [Chloë Sevigny](https://cinepixo.com/people/chloe-sevigny)
- [Candice Coke](https://cinepixo.com/people/candice-coke)

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Official site: http://www.myson-myson.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-son-my-son-what-have-ye-done-2009
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