Jinx Sister

How it feels

A woman returns to New Zealand after a decade away because she thinks she brings bad luck to her family. The film follows her attempt to reconnect with her relatives.

reflectivemelancholicslow-burnintimateunderstatedfamily-centeredemotionalatmospheric

What happens

Jinx Sister is a 2008 New Zealand film written and directed by Athina Tsoulis. She was working as a film teacher at Auckland's Unitec and shot the film on a low budget with a crew that included Unitec students. It premiered at the Auckland International Film Festival on 19 July before a national release in October Sara Wiseman stars as Laura who is returning to New Zealand after 10 years away believing she is a jinx on her family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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