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El Father Plays Himself

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A father and son return to the Amazon jungle to shoot a deeply personal film.

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Matt Turner Little White Lies 08/04/2021
4/5
Scarpelli demonstrates the ethical quandaries of personal filmmaking in an understated on-set case study. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International 04/29/2020
The film doesn't overstate its thematic content, but offers compelling on-set drama with incidental insights into masculinity on the rails. Go to Full Review Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter 04/27/2020
A tantalizing house of mirrors. Go to Full Review Sarah Kent The Arts Desk 08/09/2021
4/5
Since they are not acting but are genuinely experiencing difficult and conflicting emotions, it makes for extremely intense and intimate cinema. Go to Full Review Lorry Kikta Film Threat 01/22/2021
8/10
If you like movies-within-movies, making-of documentaries, beautiful nature cinematography, and family drama, El Father Plays Himself has all that and more. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail 11/18/2020
Scarpelli ... is a gentle, observational presence, quietly gathering this remarkable footage of dysfunctional family dynamic with both sensitivity and confidence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Mo Scarpelli

Director

Jorge Thielen Hedderich

Self

Manon Ardisson

Producer

Rodrigo Michelangeli

Producer

Gordon Culley

Executive Producer

Justin Madhany

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis A father and son return to the Amazon jungle to shoot a deeply personal film.
Director
Mo Scarpelli
Producer
Manon Ardisson, Rodrigo Michelangeli
Production Co
Channel 6 Media, Rake Films, La Faena, Ardimages, TRES Cinematografía
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 45m