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A Real Pain

Credits

Country :
USA-Pologne
Year :
2024
Director :
Jesse Eisenberg 
Version :
vostFR+DE
Duration :
90 minutes
Format :
digital
Actors :
Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin
Awards :
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Culkin), Oscars 2025 ; Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA Awards 2025
Age classification :
12+

synopsis

David and Benji are two cousins ​​who are very different from each other. They reunite for a trip across Poland to honor their grandmother. The adventure takes an unexpected turn when old tensions between this odd couple resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Visuel : A Real Pain

Jesse Eisenberg signe un second film à la fois drôle, émouvant et profond, offrant un regard décalé sur une question désormais entre les mains des générations qui n’ont pas traversé directement la Shoah, mais pour qui pèse le poids d’une histoire impossible a digérer.

Franceinfo Culture

Eisenberg’s remarkable film is heartfelt, awkward, full of pain it’s desperate to do something with, and laced with an all-too-necessary mordant humor. It at once recalls the works of Woody Allen, Alexander Payne and, most notably, the comedy of Adam Sandler.

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