Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin star in A REAL PAIN, coming to theatres October 18, 2024 via Searchlight Pictures.
Synopsis:
Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Written & Directed by: Jesse Eisenberg
Produced by: Dave McCary, Ali Herting, Emma Stone, Jennifer Semler, Ewa Puszczyńska
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, Daniel Oreskes
(Photo/video credit: Searchlight Pictures)
By Amanda Gilmore
Cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their recently deceased beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Writer-Director and star Eisenberg returns to Sundance, after premiering his feature debut When You Finish Saving the World in 2022, to have the world premiere of his outstanding second feature. It’s an intimate portrait of family told between these two use-to-be-cousins, while additionally displaying love and grief for the history of Jews in Poland.
This moving story is told beautifully through David and Benji. Eisenberg is strong as the repressed David. Displaying the buried grief and anxiety his character has forced within him. Culkin steals the show as the charismatic and honest to-a-fault Benji. The recent Emmy-Winner anchors his emotional Benji making him the beating heart of the film.
Searchlight Pictures acquired A Real Pain at Sundance ’24. It currently doesn’t have a release date.
A Real Pain is in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s Festival.
A Real Pain screens at Sundance ’24:
Jan 20 at 11:45 AM at Eccles Theatre
Jan 21 at 9:30 AM at Eccles Theatre
Jan 23 at 9:30 PM at Rose Wagner Theatre
Jan 24 at 5:30 PM at Redstone Cinemas – 2
Jan 26 at 6:00 PM at Magaplex Theatre at The Gateway – Theatre 1/2/3
Online — Jan 25 – Jan 28
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