
Daddy's Girl
2015-01-26 · 52 min · Not rated
Daddy’s Girl is a story about differences, but also about similarities, reunions and the difficulty to hate. Father and daughter know each other so well, that even the most tragic scenes start to seem comical. Melisa’s relationship to her father is so painful, because there’s so much love involved.
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- Melisa Üneri
- Production companies
- Finnish Film Foundation
- Countries
- Finland
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- Released
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