Recommended Movies To Watch With Dad

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JAKARTA - National Father's Day is celebrated every 12 November in Indonesia. This date is different from other countries which usually celebrate Father's Day on the third week of June. Father's Day arose because the Association of the Putra Mother Earth (PPIP) association in 2014. Initially, PPIP held a Letter Writing Competition for Mothers in Solo to celebrate Mother's Day.

Then, something surprised the committee when several participants asked, “When is the Writing Letter Competition for Father held? When is Father's Day Remembrance? We will definitely come again. " Then PPIP looked into it and found that no one had yet declared Father's Day in Indonesia. PPIP also declared a National Father's Day Commemoration on November 12 and joined the Health Day by adopting the motto 'May Mr Wise, Healthy Father, Papah Jaya'.

There is a lot of material about the story of father and son, including the film industry that raises a lot of this issue. So far, the mother figure has always been recognized as someone who loves children, but there are also father figures who play a big role in the development of a child. The VOI team would like to recommend a father-son relationship film that you can watch on National Father's Day.

Like Father, Like Son - 2013

Hirokazu Koreeda is indeed popular because of his work, Shoplifters received the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film Shoplifters has also recently been announced as receiving a nomination for the 2019 Oscar for Foreign Language Film. The film, which was about a poor family in Japan, won appreciation and brought Koreeda much talk. However, before producing Shoplifters, there was the film Like Father, Like Son which was no less good.

Ryota Nonomiya (Masaharu Fukuyama) is a businessman with an adequate life and an ideal family. One day, Ryota discovers the fact that his only child is confused with a child born in another family. Approaching five years, Ryota must decide whether to continue taking care of the child he takes care of or his biological child.

Beautiful Boy - 2018

This film by director Felix van Groeningen brings together veteran actor Steve Carell with young actor Timothée Chalamet as a conflicted father and son duet. Thanks to her strong acting, Timothée Chalamet won many awards including the Golden Globe and the Critical 'Choice Movie Awards. This film, produced by Brad Pitt, can be watched on Amazon Prime.

Nic Sheff (Timothée Chalamet) is a young man who is addicted to meth, a type of addictive drug that has ruined his career. After separating from his first wife, David Sheff (Steve Carell) tries to save the life of his son, Nic before falling deeper. This true story is warm and sweet, especially the story from the original book written by David Sheff on his perspective of having a child who is addicted to drugs.

Cargo - 2017

Movies circulating on Netflix are required to be included in the recommendation of films about father and son. Interestingly, the film Cargo is the directorial debut of Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke. Still talking about the father who saved the child, you can watch Cargo via the Netflix streaming application.

A terrible zombie virus that occurs in rural Australia leaves residents with only 48 hours to save themselves. Andy (Martin Freeman), who has just had a baby, decides to find a way to find a new home to save the child before the zombie virus invades him.

Searching - 2018

Once a netizen talk, Searching also needs to be mentioned as part of the film recommendation. The debut of Aneesh Chaganty deserves a thumbs up because the different plot and creative process make the film Searching interesting to follow from the first minute the story rolls around.

When Margot (Michelle La) son of David (John Cho) mysteriously disappears, David tries to find Margot's whereabouts. Margot and David have a close relationship, so this is a test for David in knowing his son. Margot's search opened David's eyes about Margot's life that he had never imagined.

The Wailing - 2016

This horror film does indeed have a story about the occult that occurs, but don't forget a father who loves his child. This film made by Na Hong-Jin gives a scary and dizzy sensation when watching it. The Wailing won awards in the ginseng country such as the Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Awards.

An old man who lives in the village occupied by Jong-Goo (Kwak Do-Won) makes the villagers suspicious because since the presence of the grandfather makes a mysterious disease contagious. Jong-Goo, who initially didn't care, became curious because his son Hyo-Jin (Kim Kwan Hee) was acting strange to him. Jong-Goo, who is in charge of the police, begins to find out about Hyo-Jin's illness in order to avoid unwanted things.

Lovely Man - 2011

It doesn't seem quite complete if you don't mention Indonesian films. Lovely Man might be one of the most heartwarming films about father and son. The performance of Donny Damara and Raihaanun needs to be fully appreciated. Being a director, Teddy Soeriaatmadja conjured this story with a sweet.

Cahaya (Raihaanun), a teenager who lives in a pesantren, tries to find his father, Syaiful (Donny Damara) who works in the city of Jakarta. Long time no see, Cahaya found her father working to earn money by becoming a waria using the name Ipuy. Then, the two of them walk together and try to find the long lost father and son relationship.

Those are the films about father and son from various countries that VOI recommends. Have you watched anything? Share with us!