August: Osage County
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The Celebration
A raw, claustrophobic family gathering where polite facades crack into shocking revelations, leaving you tense and unsettled.
About 1998 film by Thomas Vinterberg
Genres drama
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Written by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov
Starring Thomas Vinterberg, Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen, Trine Dyrholm, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Brygmann, Bjarne Henriksen, Birthe Neumann
Runtime 101 min
Country Sweden, Denmark
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