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Filip Hammer Says The Road Trip At The Heart Of ‘The Last Journey’ Was As Much For Him As For His Aging Father – Contenders Documentary

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Swedish documentary filmmakers take an emotional road trip with one director's aging father to confront his depression in 'The Last Journey'.
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  • The film is Sweden's submission for the International Feature Oscar race, putting the directors in the global spotlight.
  • The road trip and father-son dynamic was just as much for the director Filip Hammar as it was for his father Lars, a retired teacher dealing with depression.
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Filip Hammar, Fredrik Wikingsson, Lars Hammar, Nexico, The Last Journey
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