Fortunate Son.

FORTUNATE SON is an autobiographical documentary by the son of Greek immigrants living in Canada. After overcoming a severe drug problem, and motivated by a search for happiness with his new fiancee, filmmaker Tony Asimakopoulos turns his gaze on his complicated, painful relationship with his overbe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Asimakopoulos, Tony (Director), Aung-Thwin, Mila (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In Greek. In English. Original language in Greek. Original language in English.
Published:	Neighborhood:Montreal, QC - Verdun Eye Steel Film, 2011.
Subjects:	Cultural anthropology. Addiction rehabilitation. Immigrant life. Immigration and emigration. Second generation immigrant populations. First generation immigrant populations. Family. Neighborhood:Montreal, QC - Verdun. Greece. Documentary.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	FORTUNATE SON is an autobiographical documentary by the son of Greek immigrants living in Canada. After overcoming a severe drug problem, and motivated by a search for happiness with his new fiancee, filmmaker Tony Asimakopoulos turns his gaze on his complicated, painful relationship with his overbearing mother and ailing father, and the patterns of dysfunction they share. A film about faith, despair, renewal, and the different kinds of love in a family, FORTUNATE SON follows the filmmaker from his childhood home in Montreal, to the Greek villages of his parents' birth, and beyond.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed May 14, 2020).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (82 minutes)
Playing Time:	01:21:39