Sheldon Schiffer goes in search of his identity by examining his family's difficult past. This is a technically very good documentary with some intense and
touching moments.
"Tata Boy" refers to Mr. Schiffer as the grandson of Tata, the enigmatic maternal grandfather who was an abusive father to Schiffer's mother and aunt. The movie certainly gets the point across that the scars left by parental abuse span the generations.
The great irony is, in a film where Schiffer is searching to better understand his own identity and find some emotional connection to his grandfather, his
emotional responses come across as insincere and pretentious. It would have
been better for Mr. Schiffer to react honestly.
touching moments.
"Tata Boy" refers to Mr. Schiffer as the grandson of Tata, the enigmatic maternal grandfather who was an abusive father to Schiffer's mother and aunt. The movie certainly gets the point across that the scars left by parental abuse span the generations.
The great irony is, in a film where Schiffer is searching to better understand his own identity and find some emotional connection to his grandfather, his
emotional responses come across as insincere and pretentious. It would have
been better for Mr. Schiffer to react honestly.
