A Boy Called Po

Apr 23, 2016

1h 35m

★ 6.9

Don't be afraid, daddy.

Overview

A recently widowed, now single father struggles to raise his sixth-grade son with autism. The pressure of his job and coping with the loss of his wife proves to push him nearly to the breaking point.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

Commonwealth Film Laboratories

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Cast

David Wilson

Christopher Gorham

Julian Feder

Amy

Kaitlin Doubleday

Jack

Andrew Bowen

Ben

Sean Gunn

Amelia Carr

Caitlin Carmichael

Randall Bane

Bryan Batt

Valerie

Fay Masterson

Brian George

Autistic Girl

Jayden Anderson

Taylor Martz

Tristan Chase

Nurse

Kassi Crews

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6.8

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5.2

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7.7

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7.5

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6.7

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7.3

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7.2

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6.1

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6.1

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8.2

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6.4

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7.0

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6.9

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8.5

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7.8

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8.5

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A Boy Called Po

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