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Family (2001)

Family poster
Original title
Familie
Directed by
Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Genre
drama film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
6
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family gathers together and old tensions and secrets come to the surface. The story follows different members as they navigate their complicated relationships with each other.

intimatedramaticgroundedemotionalcharacter-drivenrestrainedpoignantfamily-centric

What happens

Family (Dutch: Familie) is a 2001 Dutch drama film directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen and written by Maria Goos based on the play of the same name and starring Petra Laseur, Marisa van Eyle, Bram van der Vlugt, Anneke Blok, and Mark Rietman. The movie was first shown at the 2001's Netherlands Film Festival, where it won the Golden Calf for best television drama. This was followed up by a release in Dutch theaters distributed by C-Films in December. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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