''All About My Father'' ( no, Alt om min far) is a 2002 Norwegian biographical

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written and directed by

Even Benestad Even Benestad (born 16 September 1974 in Grimstad, Norway) is a Norwegian documentary film director. Benestad studied cinematography at Oslo Film and Television Academy. His first feature-length documentary All About My Father (2002), which was w ...

. ''All About My Father'' is a personal documentary about the director's father, the famous

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and

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person Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, who lives in the southern Norwegian city of

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. The film won the Teddy Award for best documentary at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival, the Critics' Award at the 2002 Gothenburg Film Festival, and the Documentary Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad. It also won the 2002 Amanda Award for Best Film (Norwegian). The film was well received by critics, getting five out of six points from reviewers in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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radio show ''Filmpolitiet''. Internationally, the film was shown in several

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