A disillusioned war journalist's return home is blighted when he becomes implicated in the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl he has befriended.
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My Rating : 8/10
I love 'In My Father's Den'.
Slow-paced, dialogue-driven and emotionally gripping set in a small town in New Zealand. It's drama at its absolute best. All the characters have their own emotional backstory and are wounded in some way or anoth...
★★★★★
Alright, I admit family dramas with long hidden secrets are my favourites, but this has to be one of the best.
I was utterly compelled by the story, I can't remember the last time I was so emotionally engrossed. I was with Paul every step of the way. I have t...
★★★★★
See this New Zealand film - it probably won't make you laugh, it might bring you close to tears but see it anyway. This is small town New Zealand with a huge web of intrigue showing how through misunderstandings wrong conclusions with tragic consequences can o...
★★★★★
Once in a while, Cathay@Orchard screens their exclusive showcase selection of films which are not part of your mainstream Hollywood offering. In My Father's Den is one such film, and it is not often that I dive head on into a film without knowing at least a bi...
★★★★★
When his father dies, Paul Prior (Matthew Macfadyen), a disillusioned and battle weary war photographer, decides to return home to New Zealand. His brother is caught off-guard by Paul's sudden re appearance after seventeen years away. Reluctantly re-visiting t...
