Family

Family

1996 · 98 min · ES · 7.3 (23 votes)
Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa · Starring Amparo Muñoz, Ágata Lys, Juan Luis Galiardo, Elena Anaya, Chete Lera, Raquel Rodrigo
DramaComedyFamily

Santiago wakes up like any other morning. He goes down to the kitchen and his whole family is waiting for him: it's his birthday. They all sing "Happy Birthday to You" and give him presents. But when he opens the present of his youngest son, he gets angry and says he doesn't like it. The boy starts crying and saying that he loves him, but Santiago answers that he doesn't believe him and he tells the boy that he is fired and that he wants another son, who is thinner, who doesn't need glasses and who resembles him more. Written by Pablo Montoya

VIBE

A deeply uncomfortable and psychologically charged look at familial bonds. This film feels like a slow descent into a suffocating atmosphere, where unspoken resentments fester and love is weaponized. It's a stark, unflinching portrayal of emotional damage.

melancholictenseunsettlingdarkslow-burndomestic dramapsychologicalarthousecharacter studyfamily dynamicsdisappointmentparental expectationstrauma
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