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201671 minGdocumentary

El padre

201671 minGdocumentary

After forty years without memories of her father, the director seeks the truth about his death.

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After forty years without memories of her father, the director seeks the truth about his death.

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Mariana Arrutidirector

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A woman seeks answers about her father's death, which occurred during her early childhood. After forty years of uncertainty and a lack of memories, she embarks on a quest for truth. The film follows her as she confronts the past and pieces together fragments of her father's life. Through interviews and personal reflections, she navigates her feelings of loss and absence. "El padre," directed in 2016, runs for 71 minutes.

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