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Po (2016)

Po poster
Original title
A Boy Called Po
Directed by
John Asher
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An engineer becomes the sole caregiver for his autistic son after his wife dies of cancer. The boy retreats into a fantasy world to cope with bullying at school.

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What happens

A Boy Called Po (also known as Po) is a 2016 American drama film directed by John Asher and written by Colin Goldman, based on a true story starring Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder, and Kaitlin Doubleday. When his wife dies of cancer, an overworked engineer struggles to care for his autistic son. In response to bullying, the young boy regresses into a fantasy world escape. The score for the film was composed by Burt Bacharach. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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