The Father

2020 Drama | Other
57%

an old man gradually succumbing to dementia drives off a succession of caregivers, to the frustration of his daughter, who is contemplating starting a new life in Paris. As his condition steadily worsens, he finds his perspective of his surroundings, the events of his past and future, and even the passage of time itself becoming painfully distorted. Drama, starring an Oscar-winning Anthony Hopkins alongside Olivia Colman, Imogen Poots and Rufus Sewell

Our Review

by Deirdre Molumby
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'The Father' is thrilling, dramatic, and heart-wrenching

‘The Father’ depicts the relationship between the elderly Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) and his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) as the former's mind disintegrates as a result of his dementia. As unfamiliar faces appear in his apartment, and the relationship between reality and fiction, as well as past, present and future, become ever more equivocal, Anthony remains resolute, proud and unwilling to accept outside help.

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