In My Father's Den (2004)

126 min · Destiny, Family Drama, Psychodrama, Thriller, drama film, thriller film

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Directors

Brad McGann

Cast

Matthew Macfadyen, Emily Barclay, Miranda Otto, Colin Moy, Jimmy Keen, Jodie Rimmer, Vicky Haughton, Toby Alexander, Nicholas Hayward, Vanessa Riddell

The story

War photographer Paul Prior (Matthew Macfadyen) returns to his hometown in the South Island of New Zealand following the death of his father Jeff (Matthew Chamberlain). Paul reunites with his younger brother Andrew (Colin Moy), a pious local ostrich farmer who is married to the very religious and agoraphobic Penny (Miranda Otto). Under Andrew's pressure, Paul reluctantly prolongs his stay to help sort out the sale of their father's cottage and the adjoining orchard.

Catalogue themes and tags

Accidental Death, Brother Brother Relationship, Chasteness, Country Life, Ex-Girlfriend, Family History, First Time, Funeral, Jugendliche, Learning and Teaching, Lodge, Loss of Father, Loss of Mother, Misshandlung, New Zealand, Province, Return, River, Schüler - Lehrer Konflikt, Seelenverwandtschaft, Strenger Lehrer, Suppressed Past, Trauma, Uncle, Unwillingly pregnant, Village Life, War Photographer, Young Love, Zuhause, accidental kill, vater-sohn, Thriller, Crime Fiction, World cinema, Family Drama, Mystery, Drama, Film adaptation

Genres

Destiny, Family Drama, Psychodrama, Thriller, drama film, thriller film

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