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Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) - A Real Pain -
Opening Night
Saturday, December 7 @ 6:20pm
The 2024 Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) is set to
open with A Real Pain, starring Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and Kieran
Culkin (Succession). This darkly humorous and touching drama won the Waldo Salt
Screenwriting Award at Sundance Film Festival 2024 and will kick off JIFF’s celebration
of Jewish cinema at Dendy Canberra.
A Real Pain follows two estranged cousins, David (Eisenberg)
and Benji (Culkin), who reunite for a tour of Poland to honour their
grandmother’s memory. What begins as a journey of remembrance quickly turns
into a comical and heartfelt exploration of old family tensions,
intergenerational trauma, and the diverging paths their lives have taken.
“Kieran Culkin proves why he was Succession’s MVP…” –
Total Film
“…hilarious and devastatingly real, anchored by
Culkin’s unforgettable performance.” – Entertainment Weekly
“Eisenberg’s rich script for “A Real Pain” is the kind
of nuanced character study that I could talk about for hours…” –
RogerEbert.com
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