The Last Family


The Last Family is a 2016 Polish biographical film directed by Jan P. Matuszyński. The film won the Golden Lions for best film at the 2016 Gdynia Film Festival.

Plot

As renowned painter Zdzislaw Beksinski tapes everything with his camcorder, a 28-year family saga unfolds through his disturbing dystopian paintings, family feuds, near-death experiences, love-hate relations and consecutive funerals. The true story of the artistic Beksinski family: Zdzislaw, his wife Zofia and their talented yet trouble-making son Tomasz.

Cast

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 75% based on 6 positive and 2 negative critic reviews. However, the British newspaper The Guardian gave The Last Family 4 out of 5 stars, praising its inventive camerawork and film editing.