Killing Dad 1989

Overview

Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Killing Dad" (1989).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraints:
ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventions/guesses (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text ONLY (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Killing Dad
Year: 1989
Release Date: 09/01/1989 (GB)
Genre: Comedy / British black comedy
Runtime: 1h 33m
Source Material: Adapted from Berg, a 1964 novel by British experimental writer Ann Quin.
Cast: Richard E. Grant as Alistair Berg.
Plot:
A man, devoted to his mother, decides to look for his father whom he never met.
Alistair Berg travels to a seaside town intending to murder the father who abandoned him and his mother many years earlier.
The father is living in a dilapidated [source cuts off, but I can only use what is there].
The man meets a seducing older woman prone to drinking and her aged boyfriend whom she grew tired of.
Attempt 1 (Mental Outline):
Killing Dad