Father
2000, Chinese. Directed by Wang Shuo.
Father documents the tumultuous relationship between a widowed father, Ma Lisheng, and his school-age son, Ma Che. Though he works as a low-level party functionary during the day, he finds his greatest challenges in the raising of a son on his own. Alternating between trying to bond with his son (even getting drunk with him), and verbally accosting him, Ma is at a loss. One day the son decides that the best way for his father to stop harassing him, will be to find him a new wife, which he finds in the form of the mother of a school friend, Qing Huaiyuan.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 11 August 2000
- Original title
- 我是你爸爸
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Feng Xiaogang, Wang Shuo
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Father runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Father isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 August 2000. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Father?
If you liked Father, try Daddy Longlegs, The Keys of the Kingdom, I Never Sang for My Father.
Who directed Father?
Father (2000) was directed by Wang Shuo and stars Feng Xiaogang, Xiaopei Hu, Xu Fan.