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In the Family

2011

Patrick Wang

Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Lisa Altomare, Susan Kellermann

7.2

25

Drama Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Phil Hoad The Guardian	"The intimacy [Wang] fosters pays off, because you fully comprehend what Joey is fighting for (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Brunick The New York Times	"Beautifully modulated and stylistically sui generis, 'In the Family' is also one of the most accomplished and undersold directorial debuts this year."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"I was completely absorbed from beginning to end. What a courageous first feature this is, a film that sidesteps shopworn stereotypes and tells a quiet, firm, deeply humanist story (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"This profoundly moving drama about a gay man struggling for custody of the boy he’s raised since infancy heralds the emergence of a major filmmaking talent."
		Keith Uhlich Time Out	"Wang has made a confidently intimate movie that is devastatingly larger-than-life (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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