Authorities soon discover Katadreuffe is the victim's illegitimate son, and the young man then tells them the story of his strange, unsettled relationship with his father. The quiet, sternly resentful mother is left to raise the child. Katadreuffe grows up as a bright young man, filled with curiosity and intensely mixed feelings about his absent father. As written and directed by Mike van Diem, Character is an engrossing portrait of a disjointed, dysfunctional family torn by anger, misunderstanding and selfishness. Yet the ties that bind a parent and a child remain powerful, even as darker emotions assault them.
Character is an artful, fascinating melodrama in the classic mold.
It certainly deserves its awards, and your attention. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.