My Dad's Christmas Date

A gentle, festive blend of grief and warmth, following a father and daughter as they fumble toward each other and maybe a little romance.

Directed by

Mick Davis

Genres

Romance, Comedy

Starring

Jeremy Piven, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Hadar Cats

Overview

It’s Christmas and the charming city of York, home to Jules, 16, and her dad, David, is decked out ready for the festive season. In many ways, David and Jules’ relationship is no different from that of most fathers and their sixteen-year-old daughters. He struggles to understand her, she refuses to communicate with him. He wants to be involved in her life, she wants her own space. In one important respect, however, David and Jules share a profound bond: the death of Jules’ mum, and David’s wife, in a car crash two years before. With both struggling to cope with everyday life in the shadow of their loss, Jules, inspired by happy memories of her mum, decides to take matters into her own hands.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, light and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Grief, family, parenthood, love

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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