Jun 02, 2012
16 min
Full-HD

For Dorian (2012)

A father fears the sexual awakening of his disabled son, a teenager living with Down syndrome, and struggles with the notion of letting him grow up.

Category

Drama Family

Country

Canada

Companies

Toronto Metropolitan University El Pensamiento Films

Ron Lea

Oliver Baum

Dylan Harman

Dorian Baum

Tova Smith

Lorna

Victor Pereira

Marco

Jerald Bezener

The Weatherman

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