Main Competition

Family Therapy

2 hr. 2 min. | Comedy, Tragedy | Pegi 13

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A car is burning on the side of the road and a family is standing next to it, shocked by the calamity. However, this black humour comedy is about a wealthy Slovenian family who drive past a tragic accident and without even turning down an interview with Slavoj Žižek on the radio. When Julian, a son from his father's previous relationship, shows up at the door of their all-glass residence, he upsets the family's equilibrium and reveals the flaws, fears and dysfunctional relationships hidden underneath the facade of perfection. This Slovenian film, in competition for the first time at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a witty and apt satire, borrowing the premise of Pasolini's Teorema, and pointing the finger at the cynical existence of being superior to the other in today's society.

Sonja Prosenc

Sonja Prosenc

Slovenian director and screenwriter Sonja Prosenc's The Tree (2016) and History of Love (2020) both have been recognised at prestigious film festivals, were nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category, while she was voted by Cineuropa as one of Europe's most talented female directors.
Languages
Slovenian, English, French
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Produced
2024: Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Serbia

Film information

Director
Sonja Prosenc
Producers
Rok Secen
Screenplay
Sonja Prosenc
Music
Primoz Hladnik
Cast
Marko Mandic, Aliocha Schneider, Katarina Stegnar
More information
www.imdb.com

Screenings

Friday, 15 November

21:30

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 10

Past screening

Friday, 15 November

17:30

Forum Cinemas Kaune · 4

Past screening

Sunday, 17 November

17:10

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 10

Past screening

Tuesday, 19 November

19:30

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 6

Past screening

Tuesday, 19 November

18:40

Forum Cinemas Kaune · 5

Past screening

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