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Daughters

2024 · 108 min

A tender, quietly emotional documentary that follows young girls and their incarcerated fathers toward a dance, balancing heartache with hope.

Directed by
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Chad Morris
Overview
Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Chad Morris
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • healing
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Starring
Chad Morris
Music
Kelsey Lu
Cinematography
Michael Cambio Fernandez
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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