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Fathers & Sons
Fathers & Sons

Fathers & Sons

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Fathers & Sons is a comedic exploration of a group of men and their relationships with their fathers. A middle-aged Jewish man meets his father for the first time at the funeral of his mother. A south-Asian accountant introduces his white fiance to his father - a gay, Bollywood choreographer. A recently bankrupted Wall-Street broker has come home to borrow money from his music teacher father, and four brothers gather at the paternal home to pay their last respects and to collect their inheritance.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

01 October 2010

Country

Canada

Cast

Stephen Lobo

Stephen Lobo

Kama / Cameron

Manoj Sood

Manoj Sood

Satish

Tyler Labine

Tyler Labine

Sean

Vincent Gale

Vincent Gale

Vince

Hrothgar Mathews

Hrothgar Mathews

Hrothgar

Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

Gordon’s Sister

Jay Brazeau

Jay Brazeau

Anton

Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

Blu

Ben Immanuel

Ben Immanuel

Bernie

Tom Scholte

Tom Scholte

Tom

Viv Leacock

Viv Leacock

Viv

Agam Darshi

Agam Darshi

Agam

Richard de Klerk

Richard de Klerk

Leonard

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