Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Like Father, Like Son
”A successful businessman faces a difficult decision when he learns his biological son was switched at birth.”
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A sensitive movie, well-directed, about a controversial issue in any part of the world. The work takes us to various moral questions, the main one being the dilemma if parents are those who raise their children or if they are the ones by blood. There are no easy and ready answers in this movie, which gives even more strength to the feature film.
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Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.
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