What Is the Oedipus Complex?
9. Hallam Foe (2007)
Hallam Foe is a British drama that was released in 2007. It follows Hallam Foe, a 17-year old boy who has a treehouse from which he likes to spy on other people. The treehouse has an enormous photograph of his mother who has died. Foe lives with his father and his stepmother, whom he blames for the death of his mother.
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He holds hatred towards his stepmother but the two end up having sex, helping to diffuse the situation. Ashamed, he ends up moving to Edinburgh which is where he meets Kate, who is a spitting image of his deceased mother. He forms a relationship with Kate, largely because of her resemblance to his mother.
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