The Last Family Explained

The Last Family
Director:Jan P. Matuszyński
Producer:Leszek Bodzak
Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham
Starring:Andrzej Seweryn
Dawid Ogrodnik
Aleksandra Konieczna
Andrzej Chyra
Cinematography:Kacper Fertacz
Editing:Przemysław Chruścielewski
Country:Poland
Language:Polish
Gross:$ 2 284 311[1]
Runtime:123 minutes
Studio:Aurum Film

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

Reception

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

Notes and References

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