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Summary Neil and Alice Bennett (Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg) are the core of a wealthy family on vacation in Mexico with younger members Colin and Alexa (Samuel Bottomley, Albertine Kotting McMillan) until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the family’s tight-knit order, simmering tensions rise to the fore.

Directed By: Michel Franco

Written By: Michel Franco

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary Neil and Alice Bennett (Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg) are the core of a wealthy family on vacation in Mexico with younger members Colin and Alexa (Samuel Bottomley, Albertine Kotting McMillan) until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the family’s tight-knit order, simmering tensions rise to the fore.

Directed By: Michel Franco

Written By: Michel Franco

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Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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6.6
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Production Company Common Ground Pictures, Eficine, Film i Väst, Luxbox, Teorema
Release Date Jan 28, 2022
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating R
Genres
El Gouna Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
PRIX AFC (AFC PRIZES)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Venice Film Festival
1 Nomination