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Certificate 15

Cast Ewan McGregor Mélanie Laurent Christopher Plummer Goran Visnjic

Directors Mike Mills

Screenwriters Mike Mills

Running Time 104 minutes

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Gay Dad the indie film, not the indie band

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Plot
American graphic artist Oliver (McGregor) is grieving for his father Hal (Plummer) when he embarks on a romance with French actress Anna (Laurent). He remembers the recent past when Hal revealed that he was gay, and that he was dying of cancer.

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