I've watched all of Chris Shepherd's films from his dark Dad's Dead to comedies like Who I Am And What I Want. But for me this film is his most affecting. In an interview he said that this film was loosely based upon him meeting his estranged father. He's changed the facts to weave a narrative that juxtaposes a Hollywood version of fatherhood, created in animation, with a gritty Ken Loach style reality of what its really like to meet your father. It's subtle and powerful. 9/10
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