Father (1990)

Directed by

John Power

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retired German immigrant living in Australia is accused by a woman of being a former Nazi war criminal. His daughter struggles to decide who to believe.

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What happens

Father is a 1990 film about a retired German immigrant living in Australia, Joe Muller (Max von Sydow), who is accused by a strange woman named Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake) of being a former Nazi who committed war crimes during the Second World War. His daughter, Anne Winton (Carol Drinkwater), is not certain whom to believe. The film was directed by John Power, written by Tony Cavanaugh and Graham Hartley and produced by Barron Entertainment and Film Victoria. At the 1990 AFI awards, Max von Sydow won the 'Best Actor in a Lead Role' category, and Julia Blake won the 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role'. The film was also entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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