Father’s Chair

(A busca)
Luciano Moura | Drama, Fiction

2013 | 93 minutes | Brazil

Theo is a successful doctor in the wealthy suburbs of São Paulo. Having always placed his job before his family, he is a failure as both a father and husband. But when his 15-year-old son disappears, selling all of his belongings and leaving town on a newly acquired black stallion, Theo goes to great lengths not only to find his son, but to rediscover himself.

Synopsis

Theo is a successful doctor in the wealthy suburbs of São Paulo. Having always placed his job before his family, he is a failure as both a father and husband. But when his 15-year-old son disappears, selling all of his belongings and leaving town on a newly acquired black stallion, Theo goes to great lengths not only to find his son, but to rediscover himself. Rambling through the São Paulo nightscape, from shiny new suburbs to shantytown slums, first-time director Luciano Moura makes every peregrination and random encounter a fresh adventure in this quirky crowd pleaser produced by City of God director Fernando Meirelles and headlined by Brazilian screen superstar Wagner Moura (Narcos).

Reviews

"Crowd-pleasing...terrific lead performance from Wagner Moura...production design and cinematography are topnotch." — Andrew Barker, Variety

"With a heartrending, multifaceted performance from Wagner Moura as Theo, Father's Chair takes us on a road trip into the depths of humanity." — Sundance Institute

"This film wears its heart on its sleeve." — Alan Bacchus, Daily Film Dose

"Moura's unorthodox celebration of family values is full of delightful wrong turns, subtle performances and gently uplifting observations on random human kindness." — Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter

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Main credits

Moura, Luciano (film director)
Moura, Luciano (screenwriter)
Meirelles, Fernando (film producer)
Ribeiro, Andrea Barata (film producer)
Berlinck, Bel (film producer)
Soárez, Elena (screenwriter)
Moura, Wagner (actor)
Duarte, Lima (actor)
Lima, Mariana (actor)
Antunes, Brás Moreau (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Adrian Teijido; editor, Lucas Gonzaga; music, Beto Villares.


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Keywords
fatherhood, divorce, marriage, São Paulo, road trip, teenager, adolescence, youth, Wagner Moura, spanish, spanish language, latin america, latin american cinema, latin american film, ibero america, latin, latinx, latino, latina,,family, kin, fellowship, household, immediate family, extended family, multigenerational family, multigenerational household, kinfolk, family tree, genealogy, nuclear family, modern family, family tree,child, children, childhood, kid, girl, girlhood, boy, boyhood, teen, teenager, puberty, adolescence, adolescent, coming-of-age, minor, kiddo, kids, juvenile, stripling, moppet, tyke, tween, tot, toddler, sonny, girlie, underaged, dependent, youngster, infancy, babyhood, girlhood, boyhood, friendships, juvenescence, juvenility, springtime, early life,south america, south american countries, countries in south america, argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, venezuela, south american politics, south american culture, south american cuisine, south american education, south america in media, south american languages, south america history; "Father’s Chair"; Pragda Films
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Festivals

Sundance Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Audience Prize for Best Fiction
Naples International Film Festival
Stockholm Film Festival
Heartland Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Luciano Moura

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2013

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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