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In My Fathers House

The documentary explores identity and legacy in the African-American family, as Grammy award-winning rapper Che 'Rhymefest' Smith and his homeless alcoholic father reconnect after 25 years and try to build a new future in Chicago's turbulent South Side.
Duration: 93 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2015
IMDb: 7.2
Genre: Drama Documentary
Country: United States
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Film-Forward.com
May 01, 2015 Che's mission to lift his father up. . .intimately demonstrates [how] health care, education and supportive housing. . .help a motivated man gain confidence and his life.
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The Film Stage
February 22, 2016 A brave, personal, introspective exploration of a phenomenon that has no easy solution.
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Baret News
October 06, 2015 The movie's message, if any? If you're a successful rap star, you might want to think twice before returning to the ghetto to track down the deadbeat dad you never knew. .
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Seattle Times
October 08, 2015 What's powerful and interesting about "In My Father's House" is the way so much goodwill and urging are tested in Che's personal life.
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Hollywood Reporter
October 06, 2015 The result is a film whose exploration of responsibility and addiction will interest viewers who've never heard of Smith.
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Chicago Sun-Times
October 07, 2015 [In My Father's House] could not have come at a better time.
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Cinemalogue.com
October 09, 2015 It's neither as hopeful nor heartbreaking as it might first appear.
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Boston Globe
October 08, 2015 Though it brings limited insight to the problem of absent fathers in the black community, "In My Father's House" tells a story of loneliness, abandonment, anger, and joy that all can relate to.
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New York Times
October 08, 2015 Watching Mr. Tillman as he cheerfully embraces sobriety to please his son, and is rebuffed by his former street pals for doing so, we see a poignant meditation on how our expectations of loved ones can become a burden that not everyone can carry.
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Washington Post
October 08, 2015 "In My Father's House" offers lots of interesting raw material, but it could use a disinterested observer's remix.
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RedEye
October 08, 2015 Has vulnerability and a few laughs. But a story about reconnecting shouldn't seem so uninterested in filling in the gaps.
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Shadow and Act
April 12, 2017 [IMFH] is a beautifully haunting film about the cycles that we find ourselves in. Its both hilarious and heartbreaking moments really shine light on the affects of absentee parents, drug and alcohol abuse, as well as homelessness in the Black community.
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