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Un padre no tan padre (2016)

Un padre no tan padre poster
Directed by
Raúl Martínez
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A bitter 85-year-old man gets kicked out of his nursing home and has to live with his son and the son's friends. The movie follows the clashes and adjustments of that living situation.

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What happens

Un padre no tan padre is a 2016 Mexican comedy film directed by Raúl Martínez, from a screenplay by Alberto Bremer. The film stars Héctor Bonilla, Benny Ibarra, and Jaqueline Bracamontes. It premiered on 21 December 2016, and the plot revolves around Don Servando (Bonilla), a bitter 85-year-old man who has been evicted from the nursing home where he lived; So he is forced to move in with his son Francisco (Ibarra) and his friends. It was followed by a sequel, Grumpy Christmas, in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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