Family Matters (film)

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Family Matters
Det bli'r i familien
Directed by Susanne Bier
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Cinematography Erik Zappon
Edited by Pernille Bech Christensen
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  • 14 September 1993 (1993-09-14) (Denmark)
  • 7 October 1994 (1994-10-07) (Sweden)
Running time
102 min.
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Family Matters is a 1993 Danish-Swedish-Portuguese drama film directed by Susanne Bier. Its original Danish title is Det bli'r i familien, which literally means "It stays in the family". The film stars Philip Zandén, Ghita Nørby, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, and Ana Padrao.

Plot

On her deathbed Jan's mother tells him that he is adopted and that his biological mother is called Lilli. Jan seeks Lilli, who turns out to be an eccentric actress, and together they taxi to Portugal to find Jim's biological father. The mother and son get to know each other's good and bad sides, and on arrival in the south, Jan finds both the love of his life and his sister.

Cast

Themes

Family Matters continued exploration of complex, tabooed family relations begun in Freud's Leaving Home, including an incestuous relationship between brother and sister.[1][2]

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