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Fathers & Sons(2010)
Status: Released
Date: 2010-10-01
35%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Overview:
Fathers & Sons is a comedic exploration of a group of men and their relationships with their fathers. A middle-aged Jewish man meets his father for the first time at the funeral of his mother. A south-Asian accountant introduces his white fiance to his father - a gay, Bollywood choreographer. A recently bankrupted Wall-Street broker has come home to borrow money from his music teacher father, and four brothers gather at the paternal home to pay their last respects and to collect their inheritance.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
ProductionCompanies: 
Resonance Films
Movie: Fathers & Sons
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stephen Lobo
Kama / Cameron
Manoj Sood
Satish
Tyler Labine
Sean
Vincent Gale
Vince
Hrothgar Mathews
Hrothgar
Tantoo Cardinal
Gordon’s Sister
Jay Brazeau
Anton
Blu Mankuma
Blu
Ben Immanuel
Bernie
Tom Scholte
Tom
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Fathers & Sons is a comedic exploration of a group of men and their relationships with their fathers. A middle-aged Jewish man meets his father for the first time at the funeral of his mother. A south-Asian accountant introduces his white fiance to his father - a gay, Bollywood choreographer. A recently bankrupted Wall-Street broker has come home to borrow money from his music teacher father, and four brothers gather at the paternal home to pay their last respects and to collect their inheritance.
Release Date
2010-10-01
Average
3.5
Rating:
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Languages:
English
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