The Good Father

Year: 1985

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Mike Newell

Drama

Bill, embittered by his own divorce and loss of custody, helps his friend Roger, whose wife seeks a divorce to pursue a lesbian relationship. He resorts to underhanded tactics and a shady lawyer. As the scheme spirals, Bill questions his misogynistic justification and is shocked by what they have done.

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