In My Father's Den
2004 · Movie · 126 min · ★ 7.0 · 95% critics
After a death in the family, a war journalist returns to his New Zealand hometown and is pulled back into old tensions and painful memories. When a local teenage girl he’s grown close to suddenly vanishes, suspicion turns on him, pushing him to dig into long-buried truths about the people and place he thought he’d left behind.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-06-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (110 votes)
- Box office
- $1,600,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burning, emotionally heavy mystery-drama about small-town secrets and strained family ties; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear answers early, or a lighter tone like The Capture.
Pros: emotionally gripping drama; strong performances; intriguing mystery | Cons: slow build; some unlikeable characters; plot can confuse
Themes
- sibling relationship
- soulmates
- funeral
- loss of loved one
- suppressed past
- village life
- home
- return
- province
- ex-girlfriend
- new zealand
- country life
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Matthew Macfadyen
as Paul Prior
Emily Barclay
as Celia
Miranda Otto
as Penny Prior
Colin Moy
as Andrew Prior
- JK
Jimmy Keen
as Jonathan
Jodie Rimmer
as Jackie
Matthew Chamberlain
as Jeff
Vicky Haughton
as Miss Seagar
Antony Starr
as Garreth
Vanessa Riddell
as Iris
Directed by Brad McGann