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Dad (2005)

Dad poster
Directed by
Sarah Harding
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
9.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man moves in with his son and daughter-in-law after his wife dies. The film shows how the family adjusts to this new living situation and the changing relationships between them.

emotionalpoignantgentlefamily-centeredmelancholicquietunderstated

What happens

Dad is a 2005 British television film made by BBC Wales. It stars Richard Briers, Kevin Whately, Jean Heywood, Sinéad Cusack and Hannah Daniels. It is written by Lucy Gannon, produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and directed by Sarah Harding. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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