Forgetting Dad
2008, German. Directed by Matt Sweetwood & Rick Minnich.
If your father no longer remembers you, does he stop being your father?
A man suffers a minor car accident, and a week later constructs a new identity, claiming he can't "remember" being a father. Nearly twenty years later, his amnesia persists, yet no brain damage or physical cause are ever found. Enthralling and thought-provoking, "Forgetting Dad" offers an award-winning case study of dissociation, parental abandonment, and family enmenshment in mental illness.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 22 November 2008
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- Germany
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Forgetting Dad runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Forgetting Dad isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Forgetting Dad?
Forgetting Dad (2008) was directed by Matt Sweetwood and Rick Minnich.