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A Boy Called Po

A Boy Called Po

Don't be afraid, daddy.

20166.91h 35m

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.

Directed by John Asher
Written by Steve C. Roberts, Colin Goldman
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Top Cast

Christopher Gorham

Christopher Gorham

David Wilson

Julian Feder

Julian Feder

Po

Kaitlin Doubleday

Kaitlin Doubleday

Amy

Andrew Bowen

Andrew Bowen

Jack

Sean Gunn

Sean Gunn

Ben

Caitlin Carmichael

Caitlin Carmichael

Amelia Carr

Bryan Batt

Bryan Batt

Randall Bane

Fay Masterson

Fay Masterson

Valerie

Brian George

Brian George

J

Jayden Anderson

Autistic Girl

Themes & Keywords

single parentparent child relationshipwifeautismcancermiddle schoolgifted childrenautistic

About A Boy Called Po

A Boy Called Po is a fantasy, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of single parent, parent child relationship, wife, autism, cancer, middle school. Directed by John Asher, it stars Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder, Kaitlin Doubleday. 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.

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