A Boy Called Po

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A Boy Called Po

"Don't be afraid, daddy."

2016

1h 35m

6.9(44 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Christopher Gorham

David Wilson

Julian Feder

Kaitlin Doubleday

Amy

Andrew Bowen

Jack

Sean Gunn

Ben

Caitlin Carmichael

Amelia Carr

Bryan Batt

Randall Bane

Fay Masterson

Valerie

Brian George

Jayden Anderson

Autistic Girl

Creative team

Directed by: John Asher
Written by: Colin Goldman
Steve C. Roberts

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