
Useless Dad
2019, Chinese. Directed by Chao Feng.
The game company designer Yuan Dabao is a single father, and his son Yuan Xiaobao has a very different personality. This contrast makes the feelings of the father and son of the two people often "smothered." In an accident, the two were exchanged by the mysterious magician.
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- 15 June 2019
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- 废柴老爸
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Who directed Useless Dad?
Useless Dad (2019) was directed by Chao Feng and stars Wang Xun, Huang Cancan, Jiu Kong.