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Father of My Children (2009)

Father of My Children poster
Original title
Le Père de mes enfants
Directed by
Mia Hansen-Løve
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film producer juggles his demanding work and his family life with his wife and three daughters. After a crisis, his family must find a way to carry on without him.

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What happens

Father of My Children (French: Le Père de mes enfants) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. It won the Jury Special Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It is based in part on the life of the late Humbert Balsan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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