The Father's Shadow
2018, Portuguese. Directed by Gabriela Amaral Almeida.
When a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the frustrated parenthood turns into a conviction.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
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- Released
- 20 September 2018
- Original title
- A Sombra do Pai
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Gabriela Amaral Almeida
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The Father's Shadow runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is The Father's Shadow on?
The Father's Shadow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 September 2018. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Father's Shadow?
If you liked The Father's Shadow, try No Such Thing, Celia, The Keeping Hours.
Who directed The Father's Shadow?
The Father's Shadow (2018) was directed by Gabriela Amaral Almeida and stars Nina Medeiros, Júlio Machado, Luciana Paes.