The Holy Family

The Holy Family

2019 · 90 min · FR · 4.0 (20 votes)
Dir. Louis-Do de Lencquesaing · Starring Laura Smet, Marthe Keller, Léa Drucker, Thierry Godard, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Inna Modja · Music Romain Allender
DramaComedy

Jean, an anthropologist with no history, is appointed Minister of the Family. While he discovers the backstage of the political world, he must also deal with the events that shake his own family, with the discovery of his brother's homosexuality, and the unexpected pregnancy of his wife.

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This film feels like a quiet, uncomfortable dinner party where unspoken tensions simmer. It's a stark look at personal and political lives colliding, delivered with a dry, observational wit that leaves you squirming.

awkwarduncomfortablestarkdrysteadyEuropean arthousecharacter-drivenobservationaldialogue-heavyfamily dynamicsidentitypoliticssocietal expectations
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