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Father's Affair (2003)

Father's Affair poster
Original title
De passievrucht
Directed by
Maarten Treurniet
Genre
drama
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man discovers after his partner's death that his son is not biologically his. He sets out to find the biological father, which forces him to confront secrets and painful truths about the past.

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What happens

Father's Affair (Dutch: De Passievrucht) is a 2003 Dutch drama film directed by Maarten Treurniet, written by Kees van Beijnum and starring Peter Paul Muller, Carice van Houten and Halina Reijn. based on the book of the same name by Karel Glastra van Loon. It received a Golden Film award for 100,000 visitors and a Golden Calf award for Best Sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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