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Falling

2020 · 112 min · Director: Viggo Mortensen

Falling (2020) is a drama, directed by Viggo Mortensen. It stars Lance Henriksen and Viggo Mortensen. It explores the fragility and strength of family ties. The 112-minute film holds an audience score of 6.4/10.

What Falling Is About

John lives in California with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter. His elderly father Willis comes to stay while looking for somewhere to retire, and two worlds collide: Willis is a farmer, hard, openly homophobic, and his dementia is advancing. The film cuts between present and past to show how the father became this man, without asking anyone to forgive him for it. Viggo Mortensen directs for the first time here, wrote it, and plays the son. Lance Henriksen plays Willis.

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What is Falling about?

John lives in California with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter. His elderly father Willis comes to stay while looking for somewhere to retire, and two worlds collide: Willis is a farmer, hard, openly homophobic, and his dementia is advancing.

Where can I watch Falling?

Falling is available to watch on digital platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.

How long is Falling?

Falling runs for 112 minutes (1h 52m).

When did Falling come out?

Falling was released in 2020.

Who directed Falling?

Falling was directed by Viggo Mortensen.

Who stars in Falling?

Falling stars Lance Henriksen, Viggo Mortensen, Terry Chen, Sverrir Gudnason.

What is Falling's rating?

Falling holds 6.5/10 on IMDb and 6.4/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 65 out of 100.

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