Brief History of a Family
Lin Jianjie / CN, DK, 2024 / 99 min.
Intriguing debut feature film from young Chinese director Lin Jianjie. A brilliant pupil from a humble background inserts himself into a family of means who he masterfully manipulates. Portrait of an ostensibly perfect family in contemporary China that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
It all starts innocently. At school, 15-year-old Yan Shuo is slightly injures his leg after his classmate Tu Wei throws a basketball at him too hard. The charming, extraverted and wild Wei, whose family are wealthy, invites the taciturn, studious Shuo over for dinner and some video gaming.
Details
Director
Lin Jianjie
Production year
2024
Country
CN, DK
Original title
Brief History of a Family
Length
99 min.
Language
Chinese
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
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