JIFF - A Real Pain
Winner - Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2024 Two mismatched Jewish cousins, David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Eisenberg and Culkin give devastating, funny performances as characters grappling with their grandmother’s history and the ways their own lives have diverged. While Benji’s irreverent charm only partially masks his deep melancholy, David’s frustration with and genuine love for his cousin become achingly clear. A poignant, funny exploration of the unexpected permutations of intergenerational trauma, and a sensitively drawn reckoning of the legacy of World War II among the survivors of survivors; A Real Pain was honoured with the prestigious Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2024. “A masterpiece.” - Collider “A knockout.” - The New York Times “Understated, funny, and gradually heart-swelling, writer-director Jesse Eisenberg’s Chopin-kissed sophomore feature is as graceful as movies come.” - Harper's Bazaar “It’s among the most brittle and beautiful works of Eisenberg’s career. Spectacular work.” - AwardswatchJIFF - A Real Pain showing at: December 7, 6:20 pmJIFF - A Real Pain
Location: Dendy CanberraLevel 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra, ACT, 260015
2024-12-07T18:20:00+11:00PT1H30M2024-12-07T20:00:00+11:00106Jesse Eisenberg
Kieran Culkin
Will Sharpe
Jennifer Grey
Jesse Eisenberg
Emma Stone
Jesse Eisenberg
Dave McCary
Ali Herting
Ewa Puszczyńska
Jennifer Semler
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