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The Family

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.

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Cast & Crew See All

Matej Rajk
Nia Kastelec
Barbara Kastelec

Awards

  • 2017 - Heart of Sarajevo - Best Documentary - nominated
  • 2017 - Critics Week Award - - winner
  • 2017 - Vesna - Best Film (Najboljsi celovecerni film) - winner
  • 2017 - MDR Film Prize - For An Outstanding Eastern European Film - nominated

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