FAMILIA by Rodrigo Garcia, is one the best movies I have watched in recent years. FAMILIA. Rodrigo turns a simple family gathering into a suapensful drama based on relashinship between members of a family that must say farewell to an olive orchard and a house that they have emotional attachments to it. Rodrigo who is one of the best character developer in recent history of cinema, just by using dialouges introduces you the characters of his film so well that after twenty minutes to the film, you feel like you have known them forever. FAMILIA is also an entertaining film that engages you, chalanges your mind and at least for a while.
I was honored to interview Rodrigo Garcia about making of FAMILIA – Bijan Tehrani
Leo owns an olive ranch in the Guadalupe Valley. He also has four children: Rebeca, Julia, Mariana, and Benny. Each month he brings the family together for a catch-up, but this time, there is another more important reason to meet.
We will discover the secrets, memories, dreams, and motivations of each member of the family, as we delve deeper into the most private and complex aspects of family relationships
Familia is the first movie in Spanish by acclaimed Colombian-Mexican filmmaker Rodrigo García (Raymond & Ray), who has imprinted his ambitious personal stamp on a universal story, starring Daniel Giménez Cacho (BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths), Ilse Salas (The Good Girls), Cassandra Ciangherotti (Thursday’s Widows), Natalia Solián (Huesera), and Maribel Verdú (Pan’s Labyrinth), among others. Produced by Gerardo Gatica (Museo, I’m No Longer Here) and Pablo Zimbrón (Ready to Mingle, Tragic Jungle), written by García himself and Bárbara Colio.