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The Fatherless (2011)

The Fatherless poster
Original title
Die Vaterlosen
Directed by
Marie Kreutzer
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her childhood home for a family gathering. Old tensions and unresolved issues come to the surface among her relatives.

intimateunderstatedreflectivemelancholicslow-burnfamily-focusedemotional

What happens

The Fatherless (German: Die Vaterlosen) is a 2011 Austrian drama film written and directed by Marie Kreutzer. It is Kreutzer's debut film and it won a Special Mention at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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