The Fatherless - 06/11/11

This was one of those films that I literally had no idea about when I picked it, going just on the fact that it was in the same place as the one I wanted to watch before.
But, I am pleased to say that I did really enjoy it.

A story about a fragmented group of adults that is the product of a free-spirited commune and has spent many years apart coming together for the funeral of the "father" of the group, this was a film about recovering a lost childhood, discovering and accepting secrets, remembering the past and shattering previously-close bonds.

It is very tactfully handled and explores the strange world of communes and the problems inherent within them, as children with different mothers but the same father and have spent most of their lives apart, all become apparent and cracks start to show as they spend more time together and think about the situation they were in and where they are going to in the future.

An interesting little find due to to strategic planning, but that's what the festival is about!

Score: 4/5*