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The Father (2020)

Where The Father says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A London flat that may never have been Anthony's, filmed on a studio lot in Hayes

Scenes and places

Anne tells Anthony she is moving to Paris

Anthony, who has dementia, accuses his carer of stealing his watch and insists he will never leave his flat. Anne tells him she is moving to Paris, and that a nursing home may be next if he refuses help.

Set in Anthony's flat, London — Anthony's London flat, where Anne visits after he has driven away another carer.

A London flat that the film returns to again and again.

Filmed at West London Film Studios, Hayes — Listed as a filming location for the production; the sources do not say which scenes were shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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A stranger in the living room

Paul tells Anthony the flat belongs to him and Anne, and Anne comes back looking like a different woman. A new carer, Laura, arrives for an interview and reminds Anthony of his other daughter, Lucy.

Set in Anthony's flat, London — The next day Anthony finds a man he does not know, Paul, in the flat.

The same flat, now unreliable: what Anthony sees no longer matches what he was told.

The doctor's office

Anthony refuses to accept that he has memory problems. Later he tells Laura how proud he is of his daughter Lucy, a painter, and is confused when she mentions Lucy's accident.

Set in Doctor's office, London — Anthony is taken to a doctor.

A consulting room; the sources give no location for it.

A hospital hallway

Anthony walks out of the flat and arrives in a hospital hallway, remembering Lucy in a hospital bed.

Set in Hospital hallway — Anthony leaves the flat and finds himself in a hospital hallway.

A corridor the film cuts to; the sources give no location for it.

A bedroom that is not his

Anthony wakes in a bedroom he does not know. A nurse arrives, having earlier appeared as both Anne and Laura, and gives her name as Catherine.

Set in Bedroom, London — Anthony wakes in a completely different bedroom.

An unfamiliar bedroom; the sources give no location for it.

Characters

• Anthony — An elderly man with dementia who insists he does not need help and that the flat is his.
• Anne — His daughter, who tries to arrange care for him while planning to move to Paris.