Movie

Family First

2018 · 87 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic family drama that tightens like a vise, balancing tenderness and menace in a cramped apartment.

Overview: JP lives with his brother Vincent, his mother Joe and his girlfriend Mel in a small appartement of Verdun. Constantly walking a tightrope, JP tries to maintain a proper balance between the numerous needs of his family of which he feels responsible for, the collecting job he is doing with his brother and his involvements in his uncle’s drug cartel who he sees as a father figure.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, crime, loyalty, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
crime
loyalty
betrayal
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild