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A contemporary classic and a landmark in autobiographical filmmaking, Sink or Swim is an unflinching account of the highly charged relationship between a daughter and her father. Through a series of twenty-six short stories, a young girl chronicles the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. This formally complex and emotionally intense film is fraught with tension, ambivalence and love.
Bonus Films
Cool Hands, Warm Heart (16 mins, 1979) and Scar Tissue (6 mins, 1979)
| Catalog Number: MC-643 |
Type: Feature |
Genre: GLBT |
| Copyright: 1990 |
Length: 70 minutes |
Format:
DVD Region: 0 (All) |
| TV System: NTSC |
ISBN: |
UPC: 880198064394 |
| Label: Outcast Films |
Notes: RESERVE YOURS TODAY - STREET DATE IS
03/27/07
English, French, German and Spanish Subtitles
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