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Release Year1987
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes37
DirectorAtom Egoyan
WritersAtom Egoyan
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFamily Viewing
About Family Viewing
An emotionally constrained view of the displacement of human feelings in our video saturated society. Van regularly visits his grandmother in a run-down nursing home. His father depends on phone sex for guidance meanwhile erasing family homevideos of happier times with homemade pornography. Will Van rescue his grandmother and memories of his mother in time?
Directed by Atom Egoyan, Family Viewing leans on a strong ensemble — David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1987.
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