We Need to Talk About Dad is a feature length documentary about a family in turmoil years after a tragic event occurs and the young son witnesses it. He is never really able to deal with what happens and years after the event, his family still do not discuss what happened with a view to move on.
Its a really moving piece of a young man's struggle to trust his parents but also be able to trust his own judgement for the rest of his life.
It shows a family barely holding itself together under a veil of 'the happy family' but scratch the surface and you find the ugliness beneath. Without giving away too much, the father was sent to jail for an incredibly violent act against the mother, which the young son Henry witnessed. I really feel for Henry and his need to understand what happened but also his need to move on. It seems he is constantly blocked by his parents (who don't want to discuss it all as it will open a far larger can of worms, larger than Henry himself).
It is a beautifully shot and sensitively handled documentary and can't help but feel that the real victim of all of this is Henry. I only hope he is able to keep talking and keep moving through the hard times and be able to form better relationships as an adult.
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