| Papa | |
| Director: | Dan Israely Emilio Roso |
| Music: | Mark Daniel Dunnett |
| Cinematography: | Sonny Brown, James Zsigmond |
| Editing: | Ninef Sargis |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Papa is a 2018 American drama film directed by Dan Israely and Emilio Roso, and starring Robert Scott Wilson, Paul Sorvino, Daryl Hannah, Mischa Barton, Frankie Avalon, Ann-Margret, Michael Madsen and Eric Roberts. Filming took place in Bakersfield, California and Los Angeles in 2015.
Ben Freidman, a man raised by wealthy adoptive Jewish parents in Beverly Hills, decides that he is ready to meet his biological ones. He faces disappointment upon learning of the death of his biological mother. Meanwhile, his biological father resides in a psychiatric care unit.[1] [2]
Several of the cast members have worked together on previous film projects. Daryl Hannah, Paul Sorvino and Eric Roberts all appear in Sicilian Vampire (2015). Hannah and Michael Madsen previously appeared alongside each other for their roles in (2003) and (2004). Papa also marks the third screen appearance that Mischa Barton and Eric Roberts have made together. They previously appeared together in Starcrossed (2014) and L.A. Slasher (2015).