Dad Wanted

Dad Wanted (Se busca papá, 2020) is a Mexican family drama you can watch online on iFILM. Director Javier Colinas follows thirteen-year-old Blanca, a girl obsessed with BMX racing, and the lie she tells to reach the starting line.

After her father dies in a car crash, Blanca's mother bans her from the track. The catch is that race registration needs a parent's signature, so Blanca hires an out-of-work actor to play her dad in front of the officials. The act soon picks up feelings nobody signed up for. Natalia Coronado carries the film, while Juan Pablo Medina and Silvia Navarro play adults the scheme changes more than it changes the girl herself.

This is a quiet story about grief, stubbornness and a borrowed role that turns real. It works for viewers who like coming-of-age films without the sugar. Stream Dad Wanted online on iFILM.