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Kodachrome

2017 · Netflix · Netflix

FAIL

Summary

A struggling music executive accompanies his estranged father, a terminally ill photographer, on a road trip to develop his last rolls of Kodachrome film. The journey gives them a limited chance to address their relationship.

Why it fails

Do they have their own story?

Cancer catalyzes father-son reconciliation road trip.

Are they allowed to live?

Death/last trip is framed as meaningful closure.

Does the medical reality hold up?

Medical details are minimal.