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A young film director returns to Venezuela, inspired to make a film based on his father's life in the Amazon jungle (La Fortaleza, Jorge Thielen Armand). He casts Father to play himself. What starts as an act of love and ambition — filmmaking to more deeply understand the self, and the other — spirals into a process which confronts Father’s struggles with addiction and his life devoid of his son. EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF holds a steady lens to the way the act of cinema unearths, binds, heals and destroys.
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🎭 Documentary
🎬 Mo Scarpelli
👤 Jorge Thielen Armand
👤 Jorge Thielen Hedderich
👤 Rodrigo Michelangeli
venezuela
filmmaking
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latin america
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Questions about El Father Plays Himself
How long is El Father Plays Himself?
El Father Plays Himself has a runtime of 1h 45m (1 hour and 45 minutes).
Who directed El Father Plays Himself?
El Father Plays Himself was directed by Mo Scarpelli and released in 2020.
What genre is El Father Plays Himself?
El Father Plays Himself is a Documentary film (2020).
Who stars in El Father Plays Himself?
The cast of El Father Plays Himself includes Jorge Thielen Armand, Jorge Thielen Hedderich, Rodrigo Michelangeli.
What is the TMDB rating for El Father Plays Himself?
El Father Plays Himself has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 based on 2 votes.
