Summary
When Kulap Vilaysack was 14, she took her father's side in an argument and her mother replied, "Why are you defending him? He's not your real dad." Twenty years later, she's finally ready to learn what that means.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 83GoodWatch 54
Audience score90%
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for documentaries, +10 min on the typical 96
typical 96106Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2018
May 3, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Laos- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Kulap Vilaysack Director, Writer
Production · 1
- June Diane Raphael Producer
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