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The Johnson family appeared to have it all after two decades of happy marriage: professional success, a beautiful house in Kent, flaxen-haired children...
Locals jokingly referred to them as a 'Sunday Supplement Family'. But one day Nick told his wife he had a surprise for, led her blind-folded into the garden, and committed an act of violence far worse than anything they could have imagined.
Henry, who was just 16 at the time, became a witness to the crime.
We Need to Talk About Dad meets the Johnsons as they reunite for Christmas, fulfilling the dreams of the youngest son Felix who - until now - has been sheltered from the events of that day.
Henry's need to confront what happened sees each of them come face to face with the mystery of the attack, and the impact it has had on their lives.
Wanting to destroy something perfect.
Henry said he felt his father snapped because maintaining the perfect family life was too much for him and the build up of pressure led to the attack on his mother. The offfical diagnosis was a temporary psychotic episode linked to the death of his father.
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"This film left many questions unanswered about what had happened to cause a loving father in a 'perfect' family to smash the wife he had always adored over the head with the blunt end of an axe. "
Very thoughtful post and comments. "We Need to Talk About Dad"
The Roads We Take...?
...and more films:
- Leaving (2009)
- I Am Love (2009)
- Revolutionary Road (2008)
"You need to live within your means."
"Rat Race."
The Johnson family appeared to have it all after two decades of happy marriage: professional success, a beautiful house in Kent, flaxen-haired children...
Locals jokingly referred to them as a 'Sunday Supplement Family'. But one day Nick told his wife he had a surprise for, led her blind-folded into the garden, and committed an act of violence far worse than anything they could have imagined.
Henry, who was just 16 at the time, became a witness to the crime.
We Need to Talk About Dad meets the Johnsons as they reunite for Christmas, fulfilling the dreams of the youngest son Felix who - until now - has been sheltered from the events of that day.
Henry's need to confront what happened sees each of them come face to face with the mystery of the attack, and the impact it has had on their lives.
Wanting to destroy something perfect.
Henry said he felt his father snapped because maintaining the perfect family life was too much for him and the build up of pressure led to the attack on his mother. The offfical diagnosis was a temporary psychotic episode linked to the death of his father.
channel4.com/programmes
"This film left many questions unanswered about what had happened to cause a loving father in a 'perfect' family to smash the wife he had always adored over the head with the blunt end of an axe. "
Very thoughtful post and comments. "We Need to Talk About Dad"
The Roads We Take...?
...and more films:
- Leaving (2009)
- I Am Love (2009)
- Revolutionary Road (2008)
"You need to live within your means."
"Rat Race."
