Brief History of a Family (2024)

Original title

家庭简史

Directed by

Lin Jianjie

Genre

drama, mystery, thriller

Country

Qatar, People's Republic of China, France, Denmark

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-class Chinese family welcomes their son's new friend into their home. The friend's presence slowly unearths hidden tensions and secrets within the family.

tensemysteriousuneasyslow-burnbroodingemotionally restrainedsuspensefulclaustrophobic

What happens

Brief History of a Family (Chinese: 家庭简史), is a 2024 psychological thriller film written and directed by Lin Jianjie in his feature directorial debut. The film, starring Zu Feng, Guo Keyu, Sun Xilun, and Lin Muran depicts a middle-class Chinese family in the post-one-child-policy era, who takes in their only son's mysterious new friend, triggering buried family tensions as secrets and feelings surface. An international co-production, the film was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and was screened on 17 February 2024 for its European premiere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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