The Dinner

The Dinner

2014 · 90 min · IT · 6.4 (122 votes)
Dir. Ivano De Matteo · Starring Alessandro Gassmann, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Luigi Lo Cascio, Barbora Bobuľová, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Jacopo Olmo Antinori · Music Francesco Cerasi

How far would you go to protect your children?

Drama

Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and among each other? Will the parents protect the kids or force them to face the consequences of their actions?

VIBE

This film feels like a pressure cooker. Every polite conversation is laced with unspoken tension, building to an almost unbearable climax. It's a masterclass in simmering dread and familial obligation.

tenseawkwarduncomfortabledramaticclaustrophobicslow-burndialogue-heavycharacter-drivenrealistic dramafamilymoralitysecrecyconsequences
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