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Father (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Moscow International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
John Power

Written By:
Tony Cavanaugh
Graham Hartley

Actors:
Max von Sydow ..... Joe Mueller
Carol Drinkwater ..... Anne Winton
Julia Blake ..... Iya Zetnick
Steve Jacobs ..... Bobby Winton
Simone Robertson ..... Rebecca Winton
Kahli Sneddon ..... Amy Winton
Nicholas Bell ..... Paul Jamieson
Tim Robertson ..... George Coleman
Bruce Alexander ..... Det. Sgt. Racine
Denis Moore ..... Det. Sgt. Gabriel
Jon Concannon ..... Ron
Reg Evans ..... Old Charlie
Bianca Briam ..... Iya Zetnick aged 12
Eve von Bibra ..... Roxy
Nick Lathouris ..... Amos

Synopsis:

A man well-settled into the Autumn of his life, Joe Mueller (Max von Sydow) is lovingly supported by his daughter Anne (Carol Drinkwater) and her husband Bobby (Steve Jacobs), a close-knit family ill-prepared for the dark secrets that are about to be uncovered. Tracked down by Holocaust survivor Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake) Joe is soon exposed as a concentration camp functionary responsible for murdering her family back in Lithuania. Branded a war criminal and subject to all manner of speculation and charge, Joe faces a heart wrenching ordeal - forgoing his once idyllic existence for a life of turmoil and paranoia - with his family his only refuge. But when Anne discovers the extent of her father's suspicious past, she is unwittingly torn between the devastating truth and her loyalty to family. In the tradition of Music Box and The Reader, winner of two AFI Awards, Father explores a universal story that lurks deep in the shadow of the past to forever haunt our perception of history.

On a TV tabloid show, Iya Zetnick exposes Joe Mueller as the Nazi war criminal who killed her family. Mueller is arrested, but prevails in a trial. Zetnick breaks into his house, and kills herself in front of his family. His daughter, who had stood by him, becomes convinced Zetnick was right, and rejects her father after he admits his guilt.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 31 October, 2012.

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