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Quick Info

Rating

6.2/10

Release2008

Runtime1h 24m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Movie

Forgetting Dad

2008

1h 24m

6.2

Documentary

Synopsis

A man suffers a minor car accident, and a week later constructs a new identity, claiming he can't "remember" being a father. Nearly twenty years later, his amnesia persists, yet no brain damage or physical cause are ever found. Enthralling and thought-provoking, "Forgetting Dad" offers an award-winning case study of dissociation, parental abandonment, and family enmenshment in mental illness.

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