Family Secrets

– Autumn 1978 in suburban Sweden. Everything seems to be fine with the middle class Bendrick family wi..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
Original Name:
Familjehemligheter
Family Secrets (2001) - Also known as Familjehemligheter

Autumn 1978 in suburban Sweden. Everything seems to be fine with the middle class Bendrick family with their two teenage children and a younger son, until the mother starts seeing her first love again after 20 years. Just like their badly built house, the family façade starts slowly crumbling into pieces. The daughter, 15, finds her first love, and the boys too are puzzled by their own questions around adolescence and sexuality. The father tries to keep up a happy face, while the youngest son is the first and the most sensitive to realize how the family is heading towards a disaster.

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Release Date:

26 Jan 2001

Language:

Swedish

Director:

Kjell-Åke Andersson

Writer:

Kjell-Åke Andersson, Håkan Lindhé

Main Actors:

Rolf Lassgård, Maria Lundqvist, Erik Johansson, Emma Engström

Plot:

Autumn 1978 in suburban Sweden. Everything seems to be fine with the middle class Bendrick family with their two teenage children and a younger son, until the mother starts seeing her first love again after 20 years. Just like their badly built house, the family façade starts slowly crumbling into pieces. The daughter, 15, finds her first love, and the boys too are puzzled by their own questions around adolescence and sexuality. The father tries to keep up a happy face, while the youngest son is the first and the most sensitive to realize how the family is heading towards a disaster.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10