In My Father's Den (film)
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| Directed by | Brad McGann |
| Produced by | Trevor Haysom, Dixie Linder |
| Written by | Maurice Gee (novel), Brad McGann |
| Starring | Emily Barclay, Matthew Macfadyen, Miranda Otto |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | 7 October 2004 (New Zealand) |
| Running time | 128 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ NZ$7,000,000 |
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In My Father's Den is a 2004 New Zealand film written and directed by Brad McGann. It is based on the novel of the same title by Maurice Gee.
Paul (Matthew Macfadyen), a battle weary war photographer, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown, when his father dies, and faces the past he left behind. To his surprise, he also finds the sixteen year old Celia (Emily Barclay), the daughter of his first girlfriend, who hungers for the world beyond her small-town. But many, including the members of both their families, frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes increasingly persecuted as the prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.
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The film won the Fipresci Prize at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and the Mercedes Benz Youth Jury Prize at the 52nd San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain in the same year, and the Special Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2005. It became one of the top 10 grossing New Zealand films [1].
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