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Movie poster: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

2008 · 93 min Documentary Crime
⭐ 8.0 / 10 · TMDB

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2008
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary, Crime
Director Kurt Kuenne
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 8.0/10 (573 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Kurt Kuenne

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Kurt Kuenne

Kurt Kuenne

Self (voice)

Andrew Bagby

Andrew Bagby

Self (archive footage)

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David Bagby

Self - Father

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Kathleen Bagby

Self - Mother

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Shirley Turner

Self - Ex-Girlfriend (archive footage)

Zachary Andrew Turner

Zachary Andrew Turner

Self - Son (archive footage)

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Heather Arnold

Self - Former Fiance

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Jon Atkinson

Self - Friend

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Bob Bagby

Self - Uncle (archive footage)

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Earlene Bagby

Self - Bob's Widow

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