Fortunate Son (film)

Fortunate Son
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTony Asimakopoulos
Screenplay byTony Asimakopoulos
Produced byMila Aung-Thwin
Daniel Cross
Bob Moore
StarringTony Asimakopoulos
Aristomenis and Vassiliki Asimakopoulos
Natalie Karneef
Ruble
CinematographyTony Asimakopoulos
Edited byTony Asimakopoulos
Music byPhilip Karneef
Distributed byEyeSteelFilm
Release date
  • 20 October 2011 (2011-10-20) (Montréal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma)
Running time
78 minutes [1]
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish 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]

  1. ^ IMDb title|1975162|Fortunate Son
  2. ^ "Fortunate Son". 14 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Fortunate Son".