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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.

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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.

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Scenes from this movie may cause fearPersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult

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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