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interfilm 2016

IC 04 International Competition 04 - Family Business


Complications and calls to battle: All around the globe, the institution of family is put to the test. An Armenian mother-in-law has no sense of boundaries; a Finnish father expresses affection in an embarrassing way; Kirghizian grandparents are stuck in tradition; and in France, a photo of Brad Pitt serves as a surrogate father. What holds the family together? What justifies its existence? We explore these questions.