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Next of Kin

  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Next of Kin (1984)
ComedyDrama

Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the proc... Read allUnhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.

  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Patrick Tierney
    • Berj Fazlian
    • Sirvart Fazlian
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writer
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Stars
      • Patrick Tierney
      • Berj Fazlian
      • Sirvart Fazlian
    • 4User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Patrick Tierney
    • Peter Foster
    Berj Fazlian
    • George Deryan
    • (as Berj Fazalian)
    Sirvart Fazlian
    • Sonya Deryan
    Arsinée Khanjian
    Arsinée Khanjian
    • Azah Deryan
    Margaret Loveys
    • Mrs. Foster
    Thomas Tierney
    • Mr. Foster
    Phil Rash
    • Foster Counsellor
    Paul Babiak
    • Deryan Counsellor
    Constantino Magnatta
    • Video Operator
    • (as Tino Magnatta)
    Andrew Coyne
    • Counsellor in Elevator
    Peg Christopherson
    • Counsellor in Elevator
    Linzee Collins
    • Receptionist
    Robert Kosoy
    • Boy in Store
    Charmaine Lord
    • Stripper
    Hagop Apkarian
    Puzant Apkarian
    Kaloust Babian
    Arsho Basmajian
    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writer
      • Atom Egoyan
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    • Trivia
      Atom Egoyan: a guest in Bedros' birthday party
    • Connections
      References The Graduate (1967)

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    8/10
    a promising debut
    Perhaps true family ties are only possible with someone else's family; that's the premise behind writer/director Atom Egoyan's disarming feature debut. The film itself is admittedly slim, running only 72 minutes and resting on the most slender thread of a plot, in which the disenchanted only son of an alienated Anglo Saxon household 'adopts' an Armenian family by posing as their long-lost son, becoming so enriched by the experience he decides to make it a permanent arrangement. Nothing much else happens, but Egoyan fleshes out the skeletal framework with plenty of tender, funny observations, minimizing the video-age pretensions that would mark his subsequent features. In this slight, engaging fable the director exhibits all the earmarks of an embryonic talent taking his first, assured steps.
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    • Dec 19, 2010

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 1984 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ближайший родственник
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Ego Film Arts
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    • Budget
      • CA$37,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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