IMDb >
Family (2001/I)
Watch It
Buy it at Amazon
Rent it at Blockbuster.com
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsFamily (2001/I) More at IMDbPro »
Overview
User Rating:
Release Date:
9 November 2001 (Denmark)
more
Genre:
Plot:
The directors, who are also partners, take a journey in pursuit of Sami's father, who abandoned his Danish family when Sami was very young...
more
| add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins
&
1 nomination
more
User Reviews:
Gives you the creep!
more (1 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Phie Ambo | ... | Herself |
| Sami Saif | ... | Himself |
| Walid Khalil Kaid Saif | ... | Himself |
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Sound Mix:
Company:
FAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (1 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Family (2001/I)Recommendations
If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
Show more recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Arven | Okay | The Client | Festen | Kunsten at græde i kor |
|
IMDb User Rating: |
IMDb User Rating: |
IMDb User Rating: |
IMDb User Rating: |
IMDb User Rating: |
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| IMDb Documentary section | IMDb Denmark section | Add this title to MyMovies |
Incredible! Several cold shivers ran through me while I was watching this film. It is a documentary, and if it is honest and authentic (which I believe), it is the best documentary I have ever seen!
A young Danish film director tries to find his father who left him and his family several years ago and went to Yemen. With the help of his girl-friend he documents the whole process of searching for the father, ranging from awfully long and painful telephone calls to finally meeting members of the family in Yemen. The whole story is so gripping, so dense and so full of tension that I don't even dare to reveal the ending. I never thought that a documentary could be so much more exciting than one or the other thriller.
What does a documentay like that do in the middle of the Christmas programme, I asked myself before I saw the film. Now I know that they couldn't have chosen any better. Christmas has a lot to do with families, and this film gives us a clue about that abstract thing we call `family'. In Arab countries, of course, the attitude towards people who are physically related to you is completely different than in the west. To see how Sami is confronted with warmth and love from people he never met before and how, on the other hand, he is urged to love his father, a man who has made him suffer and whom he hasn't met either - it is an incredible experience.
I really hope the film is not staged.