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Another Father
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Another Father

2025-09-17 · 89 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · TV Movie

Thibaut, 40, raises his 7-year-old son, Gabriel, whom he adopted in Africa, alone. Faced with the crisis his son is going through, he decides to return with him to Senegal in search of the biological mother, Yawa, whom he once knew.

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Directors
Pierre Linhart
Production companies
Mediawan Rights, Storia Télévision, ARTE, Behive Transmedia, Sequel Prod, Arezzo Films, Astou Production
Countries
France, Belgium, Senegal
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jean Le PeltierJean Le PeltierThibaut
Ladi EmeruwaLadi EmeruwaMiles
Tyron BayineniGabriel
Hélène TheunissenHélène TheunissenVania
Adama NdoyeBoubacar
Aminata SarrAwa
Martine De Souza

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