It is the viewer who feels the injustice and outrage on his behalf, deepening the emotional connection to events.
Father(Отац)
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Serbia, France, Germany · 2020
2h 0m
Director Srdan Golubović
Starring Goran Bogdan, Boris Isaković, Ljubomir Bandović, Nada Šargin
Genre Drama
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Nikola’s children are taken away from him after social services decide that he is too poor to provide them with a decent living environment. He sets off on foot to lodge a complaint in Belgrade. Father is a moving tale about inequality and a father's love for his children.
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Will Nikola, like Job, regain some measure of grace if he stoically endures enough suffering? The barely discernible uptick of optimism that closes the powerful but grueling Father is a small mercy in suggesting he might
The Playlist by Kevin Jagernauth
A seemingly straightforward drama that details a complex portrait of a nation, through the journey of a single, determined man.
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
There’s something oddly appealing in witnessing this dutiful, besieged parent make do with nothing to offer but himself, wherever that takes him.
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