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- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
Summary This intimate documentary from The New York Times follows one military family over the course of ten years, becoming an intergenerational exploration of the meaning of sacrifice, purpose and American manhood in the aftermath of war.
Directed By: Leslye Davis, Catrin Einhorn
- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
Father Soldier Son
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Summary This intimate documentary from The New York Times follows one military family over the course of ten years, becoming an intergenerational exploration of the meaning of sacrifice, purpose and American manhood in the aftermath of war.
Directed By: Leslye Davis, Catrin Einhorn
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
91% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
9% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Father Soldier Son is a demanding film, a sometimes brutal story told with immense empathy. There is sorrow and joy; success and failure; marriage, birth and death. The Eisches are a tough crew, absorbing the challenges and even tragedy with a fragile resilience.
Father, Soldier, Son doesn’t show bias toward the highs or the lows. Rather, it depicts Brian’s life as a mixture of love and loss, pain and recovery, birth, death, and rebirth. What emerges is an unforgettable portrait of a life in flux.
Directors Leslye Davis and Catrin Einhorn present the film in an intimate, unobtrusive, understated style. They have the luxury of time so everyone on screen is completely relaxed and open, seemingly forgetting the cameras are there. Spending years with the family gives the story additional scope and depth.
Its easygoing structure may also be what makes it feel so intimate. Davis and Einhorn — both of whom are New York Times reporters — don’t have to spell out codes of masculinity, familial duty and love for one’s country. Instead, we’re allowed to bear witness as Eisch and his family show us what those values mean to them.
Like life, it sometimes skips years, only to land on an evening that feels like an epoch.
It’s an intimate portrait that at times borders on meandering but it remains free of judgment throughout, with Einhorn and Davis using their background as journalists to let the story happen without coercion or commentary.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
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20% Negative
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Production Company
Netflix,
New York Times Productions
Release Date Jul 17, 2020
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline A Documentary 10 Years in the Making
Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Edward R. Murrow Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
