Like Father, Like Son

★★★★★

Original title: Soshite chichi ni naru · Turkish title: Benim Babam, Benim Oğlum

“At what point does a father truly become a father?”

2013 · 2 h 1 min

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Drama

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Cast

Masaharu Fukuyama

Credits

Written by: Hirokazu Koreeda

Plot

Two families learn their sons were switched at birth.

Sinekatalog’s take

Kore-eda's drama has two families discover their sons were switched at birth. Calm and humane, it asks whether blood or time makes a parent, with no easy answer.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (31,439 votes)
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