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BBFC RatingBFF '19: The Last Family + Introduction

Certificate15
Year2016
GenreBiography, Drama
Director(s)Jan P. Matuszynski
LanguagePolish
CountryPoland
Running Time2HR 3MINS
Extra InfoSubtitled
SeasonBelfast Film Festival and Docs Ireland

Selected and introduced by Lenny Abrahamson. Exceptional camerawork and an unerring eye for period detail are boldly on display in Jan P. Matuszyński’s disturbing biopic of one of Poland’s best known artists.

Beksiński is a family man who wants only the best for his loving wife Zofia, neurotic son Tomasz. Their relief is brief when he starts dating women and becomes a radio presenter and movie translator, and the concerned parents must be on constant watch to prevent their son from hurting himself.

But Beksiński never believed that family life would always be sunshine and rainbows. As he tapes everything with his beloved camcorder, the 28-year Beksiński saga unfolds through paintings, near-death experiences, dance music trends and funerals.

Based on the bizarre true story of the cult Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński. 

This screening will feature an introduction by Lenny Abrahamson.

Belfast Film Festival films will not feature ads or trailers and will, therefore, start at the advertised time.


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