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HIS FATHERS SON

By Meelad MOAPHI

First film - Completed 2024

Set against a Toronto backdrop, HIS FATHER'S SON is a nuanced exploration of the stifling constraints of traditional male roles, and tells the story of an Iranian-Canadian family struggling to reconcile with their past after news of an unexpected inheritance.

- Year of production
- 2024
- Genres
- First film, Drama
- Countries
- CANADA
- Languages
- FARSI, ENGLISH
- Duration
- 79 mn
- Director(s)
- Meelad MOAPHI
- Cast
- Alireza SHOJAEI, Gus TAYARI, Mitra LOHRASB, Parham ROWNAGHI, Romina D'UGO, Conni MIU
- ISAN
- 0000-0006-ECCE-0000-9-0000-0000-A
- Producer(s)
- Momo DAUD, Spencer HAHN
- Synopsis
- AMIR MANSOURI (31) is nowhere near where he imagined he’d be at this point in his life. An aspiring chef in Toronto, Amir feels like a disappointment, both in the eyes of his mother, AREZOU (57), and especially to his father, FARHAD (60), who migrated from Iran to Canada when Amir was a child. By contrast, Amir’s younger brother – the Canadian-born MAHYAR (25) – seems to avoid his parents’ scrutiny in all the ways Amir cannot.
  
  Just as Amir’s career seems to be on the cusp of a turning point, Farhad and Arezou receive news about the death of their old friend from Iran. The news brings with it an unexpected surprise: the friend has left a large inheritance solely to Mahyar.
  
  Despite their newfound wealth, Mahyar’s inheritance leads Amir to question his family’s history in Iran. Amir’s place in the family is challenged as old wounds are unlocked and family secrets are unearthed.