A Real Pain
15
Dir: Jesse Eisenberg
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Olha Bosova
90 mins
Two cousins embark on a tour of Poland in honour of their beloved Jewish grandmother.
Jesse Eisenberg’s outrageously funny and achingly wistful road-trip drama sees New-Yorker David, and his charming but “meshugas” cousin Benji (Kieran Culkin), hoping to repair their once close relationship by visiting the Polish birthplace of their beloved grandmother.
Joined by an eclectic group of fellow Jewish travellers and an overly enthusiastic British tour guide (played brilliantly here by Will Sharpe), they quickly form an unusually close bond and camaraderie. What starts as a quick-witted and clever comedy blossoms into a nuanced and sometimes painful exploration of family relationships, love and loss, grounded in winning performances from Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.
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