Portrait of a Man

Part of Father to Son Series

2010•1h 21m•3.1/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

3.1/10(6)

A rough but beautiful documentary film about the crisis of a man in his forties and his desire for a better life; its a story of parenthood, alcohol, Finnish man and his desire for love. It is also an unusually intimate depiction of the relationship between the father and his son. Despite the seriousness of the topic the film includes black humor and situational comedy

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Production

Guerilla Films

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Tommy Hellsten

Himself

Kalle Rissanen

Himself

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