A Normal Family
South Korea Focus
A lavish family dinner provides food for thought when a shocking revelation emerges
Kindly sponsored by: Ginger & Garlic
334 High St. Cheltenham GL50 3JF
Successful lawyer Jae-wan and his brother Jae-gyu , a doctor, and their wives regularly dine together at expensive restaurants. Jae Wan has recently taken on defending a savage road rage case involving a brattish trustafarian who hopes he can buy his way out of trouble, while Jae-gyu holds high personal ideals and puts his patients ahead of his own interests. These conflicting standards come to a head during one of these dinners, when it becomes apparent that their teenage children have committed an unforgivably callous crime which has implications for all of them.
Hur Jin-ho’s meticulously constructed drama probes an uncomfortable moral dilemma from opposing viewpoints as their differing ideals and principles are eroded by a testing real life situation. Four superb performances draw on an incisive script adapted from Herman Koch’s novel The Dinner, revealing a complex web of social and personal issues and motivations.
“AN UNPREDICTABLE RIDE, RIGHT UP TO THE FILM’S ABRUPT BUT
POETICALLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING SMASH ENDING”
– Variety
Tivoli Cheltenham
(Operated by Everyman Cinemas)
116 mins
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
(English Subs)
Year: 2023
Genre: Drama
Recommended: 15+
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Director: Hur Jin-ho
Cast: Sol Kyung-gu, Jan Dong-Gun, Kim Hee-ae, Claudia Kim
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