Abel
Release date: 2010-05-28
Votes: 26
Genres: Drama, Comedy
When 9-year-old Abel assumes his absent father's role as man of the house, he garners his family's respect, and life resumes a comfortable rhythm -- until a man arrives at the house, claiming he's the long-lost patriarch
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