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Travails of a poor dad

Tigertail and Sorry We Missed You deal with the challenges of fatherhood

Kris Hitchen plays a man who does parcel-delivery work to raise his daughter, played by Katie Proctor, in Sorry We Missed You. Tzi Ma plays the high-expectations father, while Christine Ko plays his daughter in Tigertail.
Kris Hitchen plays a man who does parcel-delivery work to raise his daughter, played by Katie Proctor, in Sorry We Missed You. Tzi Ma plays the high-expectations father, while Christine Ko plays his daughter in Tigertail. PHOTOS: NETFLIX. ANTICIPATE PICTURES
Kris Hitchen plays a man who does parcel-delivery work to raise his daughter, played by Katie Proctor, in Sorry We Missed You. Tzi Ma plays the high-expectations father, while Christine Ko plays his daughter in Tigertail.
Kris Hitchen plays a man who does parcel-delivery work to raise his daughter, played by Katie Proctor, in Sorry We Missed You. Tzi Ma plays the high-expectations father, while Christine Ko plays his daughter in Tigertail. PHOTOS: NETFLIX. ANTICIPATE PICTURES
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 16, 2020, with the headline Travails of a poor dad. Subscribe