The bothersome father

Paulo Chavarria

Paradox in the land of equality.
After seeing how his own father in Costa Rica lost contact with his two sons from a previous marriage, father and director Paulo Chavarria sets out to try to find some answers. Now living in Norway -the land of equality- and after his own divorce, Paulo asks: Why do children still lose most contact with their fathers? Is it the best for children? And is it potentially a violation of human rights? Paulo´s journey takes him back to his homeland to try to understand what happened to his father. In Norway, Paulo meets with fathers, families, activists and experts who want a change in the law. But who are against reforming legislation and why? Seen from an immigrants perspective this film tells how Paulo´s journey in one of the “most gender equal countries” in the world: Norway. A cross cultural, identity, and human rights film. Bordering biographical and investigative documentary.