The Resemblance

The Resemblance

2022•16m•5.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(14)

When a grieving couple go to a "rental family" agency to hire an actor to role-play their dead son, they discover that their evening of remembrance is more than they bargained for.

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Production

Nonetheless Productions, Tribeca Studios, The Population

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

François Chau

François Chau

David

Tom Dang

Tom Dang

Daniel

Sumalee Montano

Sumalee Montano

Lan

Hanna Lee Sakakibara

Hanna Lee Sakakibara

Yuko

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