Our Father (2022 film)

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Our Father
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Directed byLucie Jourdan
Produced byMichael Petrella, Jason Blum
Music byGregory Tripi
Production
company
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Our Father is an American Netflix original documentary film directed by Lucie Jourdan [1] and produced by Michael Petrella and Jason Blum. [2] Its story follows former Indianapolis-based fertility doctor Donald Cline, who, in a case of fertility fraud, used his own sperm to impregnate dozens of unsuspecting patients. [3] [4] The film was released on May 11, 2022. [5] [6] [7] The film was watched for 42.60 million hours between May 8, 2022, and May 29, 2022, globally. [8]

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Reception

Response to the film was positive. [9] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 77% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.50/10.

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