Ghosthunter
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When documentary filmmaker, Ben Lawrence investigates a newspaper article about a local security guard and part-time ghost hunter, Jason King - he begins a seven-year journey into a world of haunted homes and broken souls and discovers a story about a man confronting his innermost demons. Soon after they meet, Jason presents Ben with a stack of hospital records from his childhood. The documents chart a series of incidents from Jason’s youth that he cannot recall. Sensing there is more to the story, Ben offers to help Jason in his decades long search for the only person who may hold the key to Jason’s lost childhood – his father. Using the records, they dig into details of Jason’s childhood, but the search just raises more questions. Until one day, Jason is contacted by a childhood friend who is also seeking the whereabouts of Jason’s father. Sensing a breakthrough, they meet with this new-found collaborator and discover that others are also searching for his father, including the police. As the police investigation intensifies, it leads to an horrific family secret being exposed — forcing Jason to confront some brutal truths about his past. (Madman Entertainment)
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The main protagonist is a paranormal hunter with his own company for this purpose; however, this is not the subject of this documentary and less than ten minutes is devoted to it. The main theme is the search for his father, about whom he does not have many memories. The attempt to find his father's residence eventually takes an unexpected turn, after which the film escalates into a therapeutic essay about the search for one's identity, the traumas of childhood, distorted family relationships and the consequences that such things will leave on a person. A standardly shot and averagely engaging documentary about a man, his family and his turbulent history.
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