Family Way

Original title: Alles is familie

2012
2h 12m

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Benja Bruijning, Carice van Houten, and Thijs Römer in Family Way (2012)

Finding themselves at a crossroads in their tumultuous lives, the members of a daftly dysfunctional family struggle to sort out their hopes, fears, and expectations.Finding themselves at a crossroads in their tumultuous lives, the members of a daftly dysfunctional family struggle to sort out their hopes, fears, and expectations.Finding themselves at a crossroads in their tumultuous lives, the members of a daftly dysfunctional family struggle to sort out their hopes, fears, and expectations.

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6.6/10

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Awards
- 7 wins & 6 nominations

Trivia
The line "Ik ben niet eng. Ja, in mijn zwembroek ben ik eng" (I am not scary. Well, in my swimming trunks I am scary) is a quote from the scetch "Enge buren" (Scary Neighbours) by van Kooten & de Bie. Kees van Kooten is a famous comedian in NL and is the father of Kim van Kooten, the writer of the film. He features in a small roll as car salesman.

Connections
Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #8.64 (2012)

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8/10

top notch acting ; mediocre scenario

Gone are the days that Dutch film consisted mainly of profanity , mediocre acting and loads of random nudity. 'Alles is familie' (All is family) thrives on top notch acting of the entire cast, led by our brightest of stars, Carice. The first 20 minutes made little impact and it took a while to get spinning into higher gear. This a typical film that gets better once it gets going and the second half was captivating. The scenario (by Kim van Kooten) is not the brightest, but who cares with this level of acting. Plenty of laughs, some very touching moments and very, very good music in places. (And of course, it is good to notice that Kim manages to keep half her family employed) Center of it all, obviously is Carice. She sulks, she grins, half the cinema (or more) drowns in those eyes. She's the Dutch It-girl and every film profits..