Movie

Portrait of a Family

2026 · 110 min

A heavy, slow-burning family tragedy that keeps you tense and heartbroken as secrets and loyalty collide.

Tagline: With nothing left to lose, everything is on the line
Overview: Baseball player Jung-gu and movie star Nam-mi are a celebrity couple who are blissfully happy in their careers and marriage. One day, a girl named Dong-ju shows up and the couple's lives are instantly destroyed. Seven years later, as Dong-ju gets involved in the death of a middle-school girl, Jung-gu and Nam-mi decide to fight a battle they have no chance of winning.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, betrayal, guilt, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 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
betrayal
guilt
grief
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild