In this epic three-hour saga, German director Matthias Glasner explores the turbulent dynamics of a family in crisis. As death looms for the elders of the Lunies clan, their estranged children must confront each other and their own personal dramas. Tom (Lars Eidinger), a conductor in his early forties, is immersed in composing a piece titled “Dying” while also fulfilling the role of surrogate father to his ex-girlfriend’s child. Meanwhile, his sister Ellen (Lilith Stangenberg) embarks on a destructive affair with a married man. As their lives intersect, old grudges resurface.

Glasner’s film, divided into discrete chapters, is a tense drama that vividly illustrates Tolstoy’s adage: “every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” With its morbid, darkly comic, and unexpectedly invigorating moments, this German film is a profound exploration of the complexities of family life—the people we can’t live with, but also can’t live without.

🏆 Silver Bear for Best Screenplay, Berlin 2024

Country of Origin: Germany
Language: In German with English subtitles

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