The sudden return of the father who disappeared for 12 years breaks the peaceful life of the two brothers with very different personalities. So, they embarked on an adventure about identity, life, and growth. The only impression of my father came from a black-and-white photograph tucked into a Bible wrapped in a newspaper. The father, who has not seen each other for many years, did not show the slightest guilt, miss and love for the long-awaited child. The father occupies absolute power in the family, and sits at the center of the table. "Give them some wine" is like an order to the mother and children. "Hello" is the father's first greeting to them in twelve years. Colder than between strangers. Like the master of the family, the father imposed his own set of rules on the two brothers. "Return" is the return of the father to the family, the return of the fatherhood, the return of the sons looking forward to the return of the father's love, and the arrival of the estrangement and constant conflict between father and son. Drinking and driving, staring at women, eating things they don't like, paying on the spot, being bullied and going back again... Father's sudden and numerous rules made them, especially the younger son, even more rebellious. In the end, it came from the father's violence against the eldest son. The obedient elder brother Andre also resisted in action, and the younger son did not fear the threat of stepping on a high platform. However, the price of growing up was my father's life. They showed unprecedented calmness and maturity. The younger brother stepped down from the high platform, and the older brother made up his mind to take his father back. Just as they first saw their father, they lay quietly on the bed and in the boat. In the end, my father was immersed in the sea and disappeared in Andre's photos, as if he had never been there, "Why did you come back", where have you been all these years, and where are you now. This adventure trip failed to fill in the doubts in the hearts of the two brothers, and failed to completely make up for the lack of the father's role in their lives. Likewise, the mystery of the father's identity and the religious elements and political metaphors contained in the film also left the audience with more. space for imagination and interpretation.
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