Family Affairs

"Family holidays aren't holidays."

2022 1h 27m DE

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 104

Comedy

Synopsis

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The Berger and Böttcher families come to Dorothea's finca on Lanzarote for a weekend trip. The mood is tense and escalates as various mysteries are revealed.

“Family holidays aren't holidays.”

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Cast

Iris Berben
Dorothea
Christoph Maria Herbst
Stephan
Florian David Fitz
Thomas
Caroline Peters
Elisabeth
Justus von Dohnányi
René
Janina Uhse
Anna
Elena Sancho Pereg
Lucia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sönke Wortmann
Writers: Claudius Pläging, Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Languages: German, Spanish
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Name Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Jo Heim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martin Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Iris Berben and Christoph Maria Herbst and Florian David Fitz carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sönke Wortmann directs. Jo Heim behind the camera. Martin Wolf cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Spanish.
4Part of the "Name Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Jo Heim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Martin Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Iris Berben and Christoph Maria Herbst and Florian David Fitz carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Family holidays aren't holidays.".
10IMDB entry: tt14005338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.