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In the Family

  • 20112011
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  • 2h 49m
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In the Family (2011)
When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.
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When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not ... Read allWhen his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.

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  • Director
    • Patrick Wang
  • Writer
    • Patrick Wang
  • Stars
    • Sebastian Banes
    • Patrick Wang
    • Trevor St. John
Top credits
  • Director
    • Patrick Wang
  • Writer
    • Patrick Wang
  • Stars
    • Sebastian Banes
    • Patrick Wang
    • Trevor St. John
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:43
    U.S. Version

    Photos11

    In the Family (2011)
    Park Overall, Trevor St. John, and Chip Taylor in In the Family (2011)
    Peter Hermann and Kelly McAndrew in In the Family (2011)
    Trevor St. John in In the Family (2011)
    Brian Murray in In the Family (2011)
    Trevor St. John and Patrick Wang in In the Family (2011)
    Elaine Bromka, Eisa Davis, and Zoe Winters in In the Family (2011)
    Trevor St. John, Patrick Wang, and Sebastian Banes in In the Family (2011)
    Sebastian Banes in In the Family (2011)
    Eugene Brell, Peter Hermann, Brian Murray, Marsha Waterbury, Patrick Wang, and Kelly McAndrew in In the Family (2011)

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    Sebastian Banes
    Sebastian Banes
    • Chip Hinesas Chip Hines
    Patrick Wang
    Patrick Wang
    • Joey Williamsas Joey Williams
    Trevor St. John
    Trevor St. John
    • Cody Hinesas Cody Hines
    Lisa Altomare
    • Betsyas Betsy
    Susan Kellermann
    Susan Kellermann
    • Marge Hawksas Marge Hawks
    Conan McCarty
    • Edas Ed
    Harriett D. Foy
    Harriett D. Foy
    • Sharonas Sharon
    Zachary Sayle
    • Brentas Brent
    Lovie Simone Taylor
    • Julieas Julie
    Georgie DeNoto
    Georgie DeNoto
    • Dennisas Dennis
    Jake Bennett Siegfried
    Jake Bennett Siegfried
    • Timas Tim
    Juliette Angelo
    Juliette Angelo
    • Erinas Erin
    • (as Juliette Allen-Angelo)
    Cole Savitz-Vogel
    • Blake Robeyas Blake Robey
    Eisa Davis
    Eisa Davis
    • Anne Carteras Anne Carter
    Peter Hermann
    Peter Hermann
    • Dave Robeyas Dave Robey
    Gina Tognoni
    Gina Tognoni
    • Nurse Jacksonas Nurse Jackson
    Kit Flanagan
    Kit Flanagan
    • Nurse Edwardsas Nurse Edwards
    Park Overall
    Park Overall
    • Sally Hinesas Sally Hines
    • Director
      • Patrick Wang
    • Writer
      • Patrick Wang
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    Storyline

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    In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. Armed with their comfort and inspired by memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family and becomes closer to his son. —Anonymous
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    • Trivia
      Joey's lack of medical or legal recourse after his romantic partner Cody's death is based in fact. Many real-life gay couples in the US have found themselves in similarly difficult circumstances in hospitals after one of them had a serious injury or developed a grave illness. One instance that garnered a great deal of media coverage, outrage, and legal action was the case of domestic partners Lisa Pond and Janice Langbehn. In 2007, Langbehn and Pond, who had been together almost two decades, traveled with three of their four children from their home in Washington State to Florida, where Pond had an aneurysm. Although the couple had drawn up legal documents to try to make official their relationship in lieu of legally recognized marriage (including health care proxies and a durable power of attorney), the hospital denied Langbehn any right to make health care decisions for Pond or even to see her (a hospital social worker told Langbehn, "I need you to know this is an anti-gay city and a anti-gay state, and you are not going to get to see her or know her condition.") Langbehn and their children were not allowed to see Pond before she died. Langbehn's subsequent suit against the hospital was unsuccessful, but the case did lead to an April 2010 directive from President Obama to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to prohibit visitation discrimination in all hospitals receiving Medicaid or Medicare funding. President Obama awarded Langbehn a 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal for "transform[ing] her own profound loss into a resounding call for compassion and equality."
    • Goofs
      Many of the questions asked of Joey Williams during his Deposition (e.g. Did you have a violent past as a child? Did you seduce Cody Hines?) would have been objected to by his attorney as being irrelevant.
    • Soundtracks
      Bippity Boo
      Written and performed by Chip Taylor

      Produced by Chip Taylor

      Courtesy of Train Wreck Records

      By arrangement with Back Road Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing

    User reviews11

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    Top review
    10/10
    A Movie for Everyone "In the Family"
    There is a fine line that has to be walked whenever talking about gay rights in a film and Patrick Wang walked it like a champion. In the Family is a story about a father, played by the director, Patrick Wang, who loses his life partner, played by Trevor St. John, in a tragic car accident and is left alone with their son, Chip. The movie is a true work of art from beginning to end. There is so much said in this movie about what family is and what it means to be family. In the Family also takes a deep look into what is love, how you should mourn for a lost loved one, and how to get back to the normal routine of life. Patrick Wang breaks new ground in getting himself and his actors to display the truest emotions that make up the very core of what it means to be human. As the film progresses, you can see a change in all the characters as they try to adapt to life once again. The cinematography of the film is so simplistic that it makes the movie all the more real and beautiful, almost as if the audience is poking their heads into the life of a man who is thousands of miles away. This emotionally touching film deserves all of the praise it has been getting and it can definitely be said that In the Family is one of the most moving American indie of this year.
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    • Release date
      • November 4, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • В семье
    • Filming locations
      • Yonkers, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • In the Family
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,934
    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,934
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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