Like Father

Like Father

2017•13m•3.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

3.0/10(6)

A Jewish New Yorker is bedridden patriarch dying of lung cancer, confesses for the first time to son that he was always attracted to men. Despite his long-lasting marriage and faithfulness to wife.

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EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jason Stuart

Jason Stuart

Lenny

Denise Dowse

Denise Dowse

Olivia

Nic Few

Nic Few

Jake

Terry Ray

Terry Ray

Sammy

Daniyar

Daniyar

Man

Mike C. Manning

Mike C. Manning

Alan

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