The Last Family (Polish: Ostatnia rodzina) is a 2016 Polish biographical film directed by Jan P. Matuszyński.[2] The film won the Golden Lions for best film at the 2016 Gdynia Film Festival.[3]
The Last Family | |
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Directed by | Jan P. Matuszyński |
Written by | Robert Bolesto |
Produced by | Leszek Bodzak Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham |
Starring | Andrzej Seweryn Dawid Ogrodnik Aleksandra Konieczna Andrzej Chyra |
Cinematography | Kacper Fertacz |
Edited by | Przemysław Chruścielewski |
Production company | Aurum Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Box office | $ 2 284 311[1] |
Plot
editAs renowned painter Zdzislaw Beksinski tapes everything with his camcorder, a 28-year family saga unfolds through his disturbing dystopian paintings, family feuds, near-death experiences, love-hate relations and consecutive funerals. The true story of the artistic Beksinski family: Zdzislaw, his wife Zofia and their talented yet trouble-making son Tomasz.
Cast
edit- Andrzej Seweryn - Zdzislaw Beksinski
- Dawid Ogrodnik - Tomasz Beksinski
- Aleksandra Konieczna - Zofia Beksinska
- Andrzej Chyra - Piotr Dmochowski
- Zofia Perczynska - Stanislawa Beksinska
- Danuta Nagórna - Stanislawa Stankiewicz
- Alicja Karluk - Patrycja
- Magdalena Boczarska - Ewa
- Agnieszka Michalska - Helena
Reception
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 75% based on 6 positive and 2 negative critic reviews.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The Last Family (2016)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (2016-11-03). "The Last Family review – mesmerising portrait of a battling brood". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "The Last Family emerges triumphant at Gdynia". 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "The Last Family". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 1, 2022.