My Father's War (2016)

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My Father's War on IMDb 7.8/10 30 votes

Released:
2016-08-05

Overview:
In this unique and riveting film, a troubled man has a series of dreams in which he finds himself thrown back to a time before his birth, into the Angolan Border War, as a combat soldier. There he meets his father as a young man, when he was a member of the Special Forces. As they go through combat together, the son gets to know his father in a way he never has, giving him insight and compassion, and he is able to let go of lifelong feelings of abandonment, resentment and anger. This leads to forgiveness and a real-life reconciliation, which drives home the underlying message of this film restoring the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers.

Director:
Craig Gardner

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Drama, War

  • Cast:
  • Stian Bam
    as
    Dawid Smit
  • Edwin van der Walt
    as
    Benjamin 'Dap' Smit
  • Erica Wessels
    as
    Karina Smit
  • Fumani Shilubana
    as
    Floyd Mabela