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And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

Drama · 2007

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

Movie details

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

“Between every father and his son there is a story to be told.”

2007 Drama 1h 32m

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Anand Tucker

Written by

David Nicholls

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Arthur Morrison

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Blake Morrison

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Kim Morrison

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

Kathy Morrison

Sarah Lancashire

Sarah Lancashire

Beaty

Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy

Sandra

Claire Skinner

Claire Skinner

Gillian

Court is in session

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.