The Father (2020)★ 8.2/10

PG-13 · GB · 97 min · January 27, 2020

Drama
Mystery

Written by: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

Original title

The Father

Storyline

Anthony is an elderly man suffering from dementia, while Anne, his daughter, struggles to care for him. The task becomes more and more difficult, due to all his mental confusion and lack of discernment of reality, full of doubts and sorrows. A creative and heartbreaking portrait of a cruel syndrome, with a stupendous performance by Anthony Hopkins.

Rating

8.2 / 10 · 250,579

Companies

Les Films du Cru, Film4, Orange Studio, Canal+, Ciné+, Embankment Films, F Comme Film, Trademark Films, Ciné@, AG Studios NYC, Simon Friend Entertainment, Viewfinder, Lionsgate, Elevation Pictures, Entract Films, Sony Pictures Classics, A Contracorriente Films, Front Row Filmed Entertainment, BestFilm.eu, Angel Films, Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, Atlantic Film, BIM Distribuzione, BfParis, Bir Film, Cai Chang International, California Filmes, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Cine Colombia, Cineplex, Cinéart, Constantin Film, Edko Films, Elite Film, Filmfinity

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