Your estranged dad's your only hope—and he's a complete disaster. What now?
A troubled woman must confront her deadbeat father who abandoned her as a child as the last-ditch effort to find a donor kidney for her dying son.
Acting
Kevin Dunn makes irredeemable almost sympathetic.
Writing
Balances gut-punch emotion with gallows humor.
Direction
Silverman lets scenes breathe in discomfort.
Director
Jay Silverman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Caitlin McGee based her performance on interviews with adult children of absent fathers in medical crisis situations.
The film sparked debate in living donor communities about its portrayal of coerced familial donation—some praised the honesty, others called it irresponsible.
US
