Completed - SLOVENIAN - Drama, Second film, Documentary - 106 minutes
Matej, born into a family of people with special needs tries to create a family of his own, but soon it all starts to collapse. The Family is a piece of cinéma vérité that covers a whole decade of Matej's attempts at living.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Rok BICEK Cast : Matej RAJK, Nia KASTELEC, Barbara KASTELEC Producer(s) : Erna GORSE BICEK (CVINGER FILM), Rok BICEK (Zwinger Film)
Matej is born into a family of people with special needs in a God-forsaken village in a God-forsaken land, but is himself so one of a kind - neither different nor normal - that he seems to have completely escaped the pressures of his environment. Fate, nevertheless, catches up with him as he and his girlfriend have a daughter and their relationship collapses soon after. The custody battle ensues and is becoming ever nastier until Matej opts for a radical exit out of the vicious circle, both of family and life itself. The Family is a piece of cinéma vérité that covers a period of a whole decade, one that seeks feelings rather than sensationalism. A film without a screenplay, but with a multitude of screenwriters, both human and nonhuman.
Country(ies) : SLOVENIA, AUSTRIA
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Zurich FF 2017 Special ScreeningsLocarno 2017 (Critic's Week Award)Sarajevo FF 2017