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Father Mother Sister Brother

Father Mother Sister Brother

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Father Mother Sister Brother

2025

1h 51m

6.4(336 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.

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Production Companies

Saint Laurent Productions

MUBI

The Apartment Pictures

Les Films du Losange

Cinema Inutile

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

CG Cinéma

Saint Laurent

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Father

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Jeff

Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik

Emily

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Mother

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Timothea

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Lilith

Sarah Greene

Sarah Greene

Jeanette

Lillah Indya Moore

Lillah Indya Moore

Skye

Luka Sabbat

Luka Sabbat

Billy

Françoise Lebrun

Françoise Lebrun

Mrs Gautier

Creative team

Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Written by: Jim Jarmusch
Produced by: Carter Logan
Atilla Salih Yücer

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