My Father, Myself (2022) on Netflix
A civil rights lawyer, Robert, raises Matthew, the son of his murdered friend Domeng, beside his own daughter, Mica. Both children grow up to study law, and Mica falls for Matthew.
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Plot summary
Robert is a civil rights lawyer with a wife, Amanda, and a daughter, Mica. His friend Domeng, a peasant leader, is killed, and Robert takes Domeng's son Matthew into the household, raising the boy alongside his own child. Mica and Matthew grow up together and both go into law, following Robert. Mica confides in Amanda that her feelings for Matthew have turned romantic. Amanda is surprised, since the two were raised as brother and sister, but she says she supports her daughter. While the two prepare together for the bar examinations, Mica tells Matthew that her feelings for him are romantic.
Cast
- AC Carrilloas Mica (Young)
- Shawn Niño Gabrielas Matthew (Young)
- Erynn Garciaas Mica and Matthew's Friend
- Joseph San Joseas Mica and Matthew's Friend
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about My Father, Myself (2022)
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- Director Joel Lamangan said he based My Father, Myself on a real story that happened in his province, and that he changed the ending because the real story he drew on was tragic.
- Director Joel Lamangan sought an R-16 rating for My Father, Myself but was unsuccessful, and said the R-18 it received was due to its incestuous themes and to it being a serious rather than comedic LGBT film.
