Family Life

58th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Bruno and his family move from Santiago de Chile to France for three months and leave the house keys to Martín, a bachelor who is thrilled with the idea of taking care of something, but soon gets high on this warm ready-made family home and the presence of a beautiful single mother, and asks for more. The exorcism of the allegedly petit-bourgeois distress about finding a safe nest clashes with the convenient family definitions, in a surprising film about the roles we perform on an everyday basis.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Alicia Scherson & Cristián Jiménez

Script: Alejandro Zambra, Alicia Scherson & Cristián Jiménez

Cinematography: Cristián Petit Laurent

Editing: Soledad Salfate

Sound: Roberto Espinoza

Music: Caroline Chaspoul, Eduardo Henríquez

Actors: Jorge Becker, Gabriela Arancibia, Blanca Lewin, Cristián Carvajal

Production: Peso Pluma

Producers: Carlos Olivares, Fernando Bascuñán

Art Direction: Jorge Zambrano

Costumes: Javiera Espinosa

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Chile

Production Year: 2017

Duration: 81΄

Contact: Visit FIlms

Awards/Distinctions: Grand Prize – Miami Film Festival 2017, USA

Alicia Scherson

Alicia Scherson was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1974. After graduating as a biologist, she studied filmmaking at the Escuela de Cine de Cuba (EICTV). She then received an MFA from the University of Illinois in Chicago. In 2003, she founded the production company La Ventura. Alicia’s debut, Play (2005), won numerous awards in different festivals. Her latest film, Il Futuro (2013) is an adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s Una novelita lumpen.

Filmography

2005 Play
2009 Turistas
2013 Il Futuro
2017 Family Life

Cristian Jimenez

Hewas born in Valdivia, Chile, in 1975. Before becoming a filmmaker, he wrote short stories and studied Sociology in Santiago, Heidelberg and London. As a child he dreamed of becoming a stand-up comedian. Bonsai is his second feature film. It was selected for the Cinefondation Residence 2010 and screened at the “Un Certain Regard” section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.