A Normal Family (2023)

Original title

보통의 가족

Directed by

Hur Jin-ho

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 144 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two wealthy South Korean couples meet for dinner to discuss a violent crime committed by their teenage children. They argue over what to do and how far they will go to protect their families.

tensepsychologicalbroodingmorally complexslow-burnunsettlingthought-provokingclaustrophobic

What happens

A Normal Family (Korean: 보통의 가족) is a 2023 South Korean psychological thriller film directed by Hur Jin-ho and written by Park Eun-kyo and Park Joon-seok, based on the 2009 novel The Dinner by Herman Koch. It is the fourth film adaptation of the novel, following the 2013 Dutch film Het Diner, the 2014 Italian film I nostri ragazzi, and the 2017 American film The Dinner. The film stars Sul Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Hee-ae, and Claudia Kim. It centres on two wealthy families who meet for dinner to discuss and decide how to handle a violent crime committed by their children. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2023, and was released in South Korea on October 9, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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