El Father Plays Himself (2020)

Original title

El Father como sí mismo

Directed by

Mo Scarpelli

Genre

documentary film

Country

Venezuela

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary crew makes a movie about a son returning to his native country to tell his father's story. The real father also plays the main character in that film, blending fiction and reality.

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What happens

El Father Plays Himself is a 2020 documentary film filmed and directed by Mo Scarpelli. It premiered at the 51st Visions du Réel. It is a co-production between Venezuela, United Kingdom, Italy and the United States, the film premiered at the 51st Visions du Réel. It follows the filming of La Fortaleza, a feature about a son who goes back to his native country to tell the story of his father, who at the same time plays the main character in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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