72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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In My Father’s Den

Brad McGann
New Zealand
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Paul, a battle weary war photographer, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown, when his father dies, and faces the past he left behind. To his surprise, he also finds the sixteen-year-old Celia, the daughter of his first girlfriend, who hungers for the world beyond her small town. But many, including the members of both their families, frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes increasingly persecuted as the prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.
Director
Brad McGann
Screenplay
Brad McGann
Photography
Stuart Dryburgh
Edition
Chris Plummer
Music
Simon Boswell
Cast
Matthew Macfadyen, Emily Barclay, Miranda Otto, Vicky Haughton, Colin Moy
Running Time
126 m.
Country
New Zealand
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