The movie
Familiar (English subtitles)
A Romanian film director's research into his family's suspicious emigration to Germany in the 1980s threatens to blow apart both his family and his love life...
Length: 100 min
Country: Frankrijk, Roemenië, Taiwan
Language spoken: Romanian
Language subtitles: English
Cast: Emanuel Pârvu, Iulia Lumânare, Ana Ciontea
Director: Călin Peter Netzer
Release date: 22/10/2024
Description
BENELUX PREMIERE
The most personal film yet from Berlin Golden Bear winner Călin Peter Netzer (Child’s Pose, 2013), Familiar follows the story of Dragoș (Emanuel Pârvu from Miracle, screened at 013 CIFF two years ago), a 46-year-old Romanian film director, who decides to make a movie about his family's emigration to Germany in the 1980s, done under suspicious conditions. While researching the film, Dragoș' already dysfunctional relationship with his parents becomes even more strained, while his love life also falls into disarray. Revealing the darkest secrets poisoning his family and trying to neutralize them through the medium of cinema pushes Dragoș to the edge...
‘The film’s naturalistic approach – there’s no score, and a documentary-style agility to the camerawork – means that the picture relies on the quality of the performances, which are strong throughout and bravely unconcerned with winning the audience’s approval… The key message[?] When it comes to family, there are numerous parallel truths and perspectives...’ – Wendy Ide, Screen
THIS FILM WILL ONLY BE SHOWN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
The most personal film yet from Berlin Golden Bear winner Călin Peter Netzer (Child’s Pose, 2013), Familiar follows the story of Dragoș (Emanuel Pârvu from Miracle, screened at 013 CIFF two years ago), a 46-year-old Romanian film director, who decides to make a movie about his family's emigration to Germany in the 1980s, done under suspicious conditions. While researching the film, Dragoș' already dysfunctional relationship with his parents becomes even more strained, while his love life also falls into disarray. Revealing the darkest secrets poisoning his family and trying to neutralize them through the medium of cinema pushes Dragoș to the edge...
‘The film’s naturalistic approach – there’s no score, and a documentary-style agility to the camerawork – means that the picture relies on the quality of the performances, which are strong throughout and bravely unconcerned with winning the audience’s approval… The key message[?] When it comes to family, there are numerous parallel truths and perspectives...’ – Wendy Ide, Screen
THIS FILM WILL ONLY BE SHOWN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
