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Family Therapy (2024)

Family Therapy poster
Original title
Odrešitev za začetnike
Directed by
Sonja Prosenc
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
17+
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy family's orderly life is disrupted when the patriarch's son from a past relationship arrives at their home. His presence exposes hidden tensions and fractures in their seemingly perfect facade.

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What happens

Family Therapy (Slovene: Odrešitev za začetnike) is a 2024 dark comedy film written and directed by Sonja Prosenc. The film inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1968 Italian allegorical art film Teorema, follows a newly rich family whose life turned upside down when the patriarch's son from another relationship enters the family home and reveals cracks in their staid facade. The film had its world premiere in the International Narrative Competition section of the Tribeca Film Festival on 8 June 2024. It was also selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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