The Last Family

2016 Polish film
  • 30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
Running time
123 minutesCountryPolandLanguagePolishBox office$ 2 284 311[1]

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]

Plot

As 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

  • Andrzej Seweryn - Zdzislaw Beksinski
  • Dawid Ogrodnik - Tomasz Beksinski
  • Aleksandra Konieczna - Zofia Beksinska
  • Andrzej Chyra - Piotr Dmochowski
  • Zofia Perczynska - Stanislawa Beksinska
  • Danuta Nagórna [pl] - Stanislawa Stankiewicz
  • Alicja Karluk - Patrycja
  • Magdalena Boczarska - Ewa
  • Agnieszka Michalska [pl] - Helena

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 75% based on 6 positive and 2 negative critic reviews.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Last Family (2016)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Felperin, Leslie (2016-11-03). "The Last Family review – mesmerising portrait of a battling brood". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. ^ "The Last Family emerges triumphant at Gdynia". 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  4. ^ "The Last Family". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

External links

  • The Last Family at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Last Family at Rotten Tomatoes
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