Fortunate Son | |
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Directed by | Tony Asimakopoulos |
Screenplay by | Tony Asimakopoulos |
Produced by | Mila Aung-Thwin Daniel Cross Bob Moore |
Starring | Tony Asimakopoulos Aristomenis and Vassiliki Asimakopoulos Natalie Karneef Ruble |
Cinematography | Tony Asimakopoulos |
Edited by | Tony Asimakopoulos |
Music by | Philip Karneef |
Distributed by | EyeSteelFilm |
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Running time | 78 minutes [1] |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English and Greek |
Fortunate Son (French title Le fils béni, Greek καλότυχος γιος, Kalotyhos gios) is an autobiographical feature documentary film by Tony Asimakopoulos, a Canadian film director of Greek origin. The film was released in 2011 and produced by Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross and Bob Moore of the Montreal-based film production company, EyeSteelFilm. The film is in English and Greek, with subtitles in English and French.[2] As Asimakopoulos' first documentary, the film has been called "A searing documentary about family" by Liz Braun of the Toronto Sun, as well as "[...] a story of what binds families together, and what it means to be loved" by Daniel Pratt of Exclaim!.[3]