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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-10-31
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560 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kurt Kuenne
Self (voice)
Andrew Bagby
Self (archive footage)
Zachary Andrew Turner
Self - Son (archive footage)
Video Trailer Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Video: Dear Zachary - Tenth Anniversary Re-release - Official Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories HD
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