Directed by Visa Koiso-Kanttila • Documentary • 2004 • 70 minutes
How can you be a good father? How often and to what extent do we repeat the behavioral patterns of our fathers; can we change or break these patterns or is repeating them inescapable, and how many generations is needed for change to occur? One of the leading themes of this film is the sensitivity of men and boys, its preservation and suppression.
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