A Family Affair

Sep 19 2016 N/A 1h 50m
Documentary

Tom, the filmmaker, receives a letter from South Africa. His long forgotten 95-year old grandmother Mariann, asks him to come and help her with her will. Tom sets off to South Africa and decides to bring his camera. This starts a journey for the filmmaker and his grandmother, looking back at her life and trying to understand his own.

Plot

On his 30th birthday, Tom Fassaert receives a mysterious invitation from his 95-year-old grandmother Marianne to come visit her in South Africa. At that time, the only thing he knows about her are the myths and predominantly negative stories his father told him. She was a femme fatale who went through countless men, a famous model in the 1950s, and a mother that put her two sons into a children's home. Fassaert decides to accept her invitation. But when his grandmother makes an unexpected confession, his venture becomes much more complicated than he could ever have imagined.

Written by

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Directed by

Tom Fassaert

Cast

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Conijn Film

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

13 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
647
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA