The Father

Name: The Father
Director: Florian Zeller
Released: 2020-12-23T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 8.1

2020 · TMDB 8.1

Directed by Florian Zeller

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, 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.

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Florian Zeller adapts his own play about an elderly man slipping into dementia, with Anthony Hopkins giving a devastating, Oscar-winning performance.

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Anthony Hopkins Olivia Colman Mark Gatiss Olivia Williams Imogen Poots Rufus Sewell Ayesha Dharker Roman Zeller

Director · Florian Zeller Producer · Simon Friend Producer · David Parfitt Producer · Philippe Carcassonne Producer · Christophe Spadone Producer · Jean-Louis Livi Writer · Florian Zeller Writer · Christopher Hampton Cinematography · Ben Smithard Composer · Ludovico Einaudi Editor · Yorgos Lamprinos

Runtime: 97 min
Released: 2020-12-23
Studio: Les Films du Cru
Country: France
Language: English
TMDB score: 8.1

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