An 80-year-old hires Dylan Sprouse to play dead wife. Hotel room. Wedding dress. What could go wrong?
After the death of his wife, an 80-year-old man checks into the Plaza Hotel to celebrate their first anniversary apart, hiring a male escort to take her place.
Acting
Rifkin's trembling hands say everything the script doesn't.
Production
The Plaza as character—opulence rotting from inside.
Director
Christian Coppola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christian Coppola is Francis Ford Coppola's grandson; this premiered at Venice Film Festival when he was 23.
The title 'Daddy' operates on multiple levels—generational, transactional, and the final reveal of who's actually being cared for.
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