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A Busca (2012)

A Busca poster
Directed by
Luciano Moura
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A businessman named Theo realizes his career has kept him distant from his family. When his teenage son disappears, he must search for the boy and reckon with their strained relationship.

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What happens

Father's Chair (Portuguese: A Busca; lit. 'The Search') is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Luciano Moura. It follows the story of Theo, a man who always gave priority to career, until the day that his 15-year-old son goes missing. It was shot in Campinas, Paulínia, and in the coast of the state of São Paulo. The film was selected for the World Cinema at 2012 Sundance Film Festival and for the Première Brasil at 2012 Festival do Rio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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