Daddy

Daddy

201918 min5.8 / 10

A tender, melancholic meditation on grief and unconventional love, where an elderly widower seeks connection and meaning through an intimate ritual.

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.

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