Families like Ours explained

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Director:Thomas Vinterberg
Composer:Valentin Hadjadj
Num Episodes:7
Cinematography:Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Runtime:49–50 minutes
Network:TV 2

Families like Ours (da|Familier som vores) is a 2024 drama television miniseries written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2024 and began airing on TV 2 on 20 October 2024.

Premise

Due to rising sea levels, Laura and her family must navigate a nationwide evacuation of their native Denmark.

Cast

Production

Thomas Vinterberg conceived the idea for the series in 2017 while working abroad in Paris.[1] [2] He took inspiration from the 2015 film Brooklyn when writing the series, and further stated:

Because he wrote the series before the COVID-19 pandemic, Vinterberg and co-writer Bo Hr. Hansen made some changes to the script so as not to mirror the pandemic too closely. The series originally took place in Kyiv before it was changed.[3]

The series was announced in August 2020[4] [5] and the cast was announced in October 2022.[6] Filming took place in Denmark, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Romania, and France over the course of a year. The production employed over 40 actors and 2,500 extras.[7] [8]

Release

Promotional stills from the series were released on 4 December 2023.[9] A teaser trailer for the series was released on 28 August 2024.[10] [11]

The series premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2024.[12] Because of Venice's own flooding concerns, Vinterberg stated, "Even in my first letter to Alberto [Barbera], I said there was no other place we can show this than in Venice."[13] The series received a four-minute standing ovation at the festival.[14]

The series began airing in Denmark on TV 2 on 20 October 2024.[15] It was released for streaming in Canada on CBC Gem on 22 November 2024.[16] [17]

Reception

Stephanie Bunbury of Deadline called the series "grimly prophetic" and wrote that it "tackles [a] subject that is perhaps too huge for the confines of a TV drama".[18] Jan Lumholdt of Cineuropa commended Vinterberg's direction and the cast's performances.[19]

Niels Jakob Kyhl Jørgensen of gave the series five out of six stars, writing, "Families Like Ours is both a tribute and a loving eulogy to the Danes — and the most riveting social story in years."[20] Jacob Ludvigsen of gave the series three out of six stars, writing that the series' "brilliant premise drowns in Thomas Vinterberg's wildly ambitious TV 2 series".[21]

Serena Seghedoni of Loud and Clear Reviews gave the series five stars and wrote, "Families Like Ours (Familier Som Vores)'s brilliant premise is exactly what it takes for Europe to understand the refugee crisis, in a marvel of a series that brims with humanity and puts its characters first." She also called it "the kind of series you don’t want to end".[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lumholdt . Jan . Thomas Vinterberg • Director of Families Like Ours . Cineuropa . 3 September 2024 . 3 September 2024 . 3 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903124309/https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/466558/ . live .
  2. Web site: Almbjerg . Sarah Iben . »Hvor stærke er vi?« tænkte Thomas Vinterberg. Nu står han midt i en drømmemodtagelse i Venedig . . da . 3 September 2024 . 27 September 2024 . 6 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240906190928/https://www.berlingske.dk/skaerm/hvor-staerke-er-vi-taenkte-thomas-vinterberg-nu-staar-han-midt-i-en . live .
  3. Web site: Lattanzio . Ryan . Thomas Vinterberg on His First TV Series and His Friendship with Lars von Trier: 'We Have Some Fights Occasionally' . . 19 September 2024 . 17 September 2024 . 18 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240918110812/https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/thomas-vinterberg-families-like-ours-lars-von-trier-1235047624/ . live .
  4. Web site: Pham . Annika . Thomas Vinterberg to direct first TV series Families Like Ours . . 29 August 2024 . 13 August 2020 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829014747/https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/thomas-vinterberg-to-direct-first-tv-series-families-like-ours . live .
  5. Web site: Dannemand . Henrik . Thomas Vinterberg står bag dansk TV-serie om familier i opbrud . . 29 August 2024 . da . 14 August 2020 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829014407/https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/thomas-vinterberg-staar-bag-dansk-tv-serie-om-familier-i-opbrud . live .
  6. Web site: Ritman . Alex . 'Another Round' Director Thomas Vinterberg's Debut TV Drama 'Families Like Ours' Sets Cast as Production Starts . . 29 August 2024 . 3 October 2022 . 27 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240927055112/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/another-round-thomas-vinterberg-tv-show-families-like-ours-cast-1235232011/ . live .
  7. Web site: Hopewell . John . Keslassy . Elsa . 'Another Round' Director Thomas Vinterberg on How His First Series, 'Families Like Ours,' Tells a Tale of Love, 'Resilience and Hope' Despite National Catastrophe (EXCLUSIVE) . . 29 August 2024 . 5 April 2024 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829011548/https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/thomas-vinterberg-families-like-ours-studiocanal-1235961403/ . live .
  8. Web site: Kaage . Gustav . Första bilderna från Thomas Vinterbergs nya dramaserie Families Like Ours . . 29 August 2024 . sv . 4 December 2023 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829040218/https://filmivast.se/forsta-bilderna-fran-thomas-vinterbergs-nya-dramaserie-families-like-ours/ . live .
  9. Web site: Rømer . Louise . Se de første glimt fra Thomas Vinterbergs nye tv-serie . . 29 August 2024 . da . 4 December 2023 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829013923/https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/danmark/tv/se-de-foerste-glimt-fra-thomas-vinterbergs-nye-tv-serie . live .
  10. Web site: Goodfellow . Melanie . 'Families Like Ours' Teaser: Thomas Vinterberg's Venice Series Imagines A Denmark On The Cusp Of Disappearing Due To Climate Change . . 29 August 2024 . 28 August 2024 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829005639/https://deadline.com/video/families-like-ours-clip-thomas-vinterberg-venice/ . live .
  11. Web site: Bergeson . Samantha . 'Families Like Ours' Teaser: Thomas Vinterberg's Coming-of-Age Story Is Set Amid Climate Change Disaster . . 29 August 2024 . 28 August 2024 . 29 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829005702/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/families-like-ours-teaser-thomas-vinterberg-tv-debut-1235034398/ . live .
  12. Web site: Aricò . Giacomo . Festival di Venezia 2024, si comincia: il programma con film, date e le star più attese . . 31 August 2024 . it . 2 August 2024 . 27 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240927045926/https://www.vogue.it/article/festival-di-venezia-2024-film-ospiti-programma-date . live .
  13. Web site: Ritman . Alex . Thomas Vinterberg Says Venice's Own Flooding Concerns Made It 'Obvious Choice' for Launch of Climate Change Miniseries 'Families Likes Ours' . . 31 August 2024 . 31 August 2024 . 31 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831133338/https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/thomas-vinterberg-families-like-ours-miniseries-venice-1236126063/ . live .
  14. Web site: Danielsen Gille . Anna . Vinterbergs første tv-serie fik premiere på filmfestival i Venedig til stående applaus . . 2 September 2024 . da . 1 September 2024 . 2 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240902032846/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/vinterbergs-foerste-tv-serie-fik-premiere-paa-filmfestival-i-venedig-til-staaende . live .
  15. Web site: Granberg . Signe Bjørg . Thomas Vinterbergs nye serie 'Familier som vores': Som et lyn fra en klar himmel bliver alt revet fra hinanden . . 29 August 2024 . da . 28 August 2024 . 27 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240927055228/https://www.femina.dk/popkultur/se-lyt-oplev/thomas-vinterbergs-nye-serie-familier-som-vores-som-et-lyn-fra-en-klar . live .
  16. Koivusalo . Tanya . 16 October 2024 . CBC GEM TO OFFER THE EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN PREMIERES OF DANISH DRAMA FAMILIES LIKE OURS, NORDIC COMEDY ALL AND EVA AND BRITISH SERIES CHEATERS IN NOVEMBER . . 4 November 2024.
  17. Web site: Whittock . Jesse . CBC Stocks Streamer Gem With Euro Dramas 'All And Eva,' 'Cheaters' & 'Families Like Ours' . . 4 November 2024 . 16 October 2024.
  18. Web site: Bunbury . Stephanie . 'Families Like Ours' Review: Thomas Vinterberg's Grimly Prophetic Series Tackles Subject That Is Perhaps Too Huge For The Confines Of A TV Drama – Venice Film Festival . . 31 August 2024 . 31 August 2024 . 31 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831140511/https://deadline.com/2024/08/families-like-ours-review-venice-thomas-vinterberg-1236074739/ . live .
  19. Web site: Lumholdt . Jan . Series review: Families Like Ours . . 2 September 2024 . 2 September 2024 . 2 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240902143444/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/466444/ . live .
  20. Web site: Kyhl Jørgensen . Niels Jakob . Familier som vores . Filmmagasinet Ekko . 31 August 2024 . da . 31 August 2024 . 31 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831153440/https://www.ekkofilm.dk/anmeldelser/familier-som-vores/ . live .
  21. Web site: Ludvigsen . Jacob . 'Familier som vores': Den geniale præmis drukner i Thomas Vinterbergs vildt ambitiøse TV 2-serie . Soundvenue . 31 August 2024 . da . 31 August 2024 . 31 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831154023/https://soundvenue.com/film/2024/08/familier-som-vores-den-geniale-praemis-drukner-i-thomas-vinterbergs-vildt-ambitioese-tv-2-serie-585453 . live .
  22. Web site: Seghedoni . Serena . Families Like Ours (Familier Som Vores) Review: Vinterberg Does It Again . Loud and Clear Reviews . 18 September 2024 . 13 September 2024 . 18 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240918231442/https://loudandclearreviews.com/families-like-ours-review-familier-som-vores/ . live .

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