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In the Family

Sebastian Banes (Actor), Patrick Wang (Actor, Director) Format: DVD

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In a heartfelt story woven around child custody, two-Dad families, loss, interracial relations, the American South, and the human side of the law, the nature of what it means to be in a family is explored with ambitious and rewarding nuance.

SPECIAL FEATURES: Simple Expressions of Absolute Values, video essay by Kevin B. Lee | The Mirror to Nature, video essay by H.P. Mendoza | A Tour of the Cutting Room Floor and Sculpting a Scene, video essays by Patrick Wang | Behind the Scenes video | Theatrical trailer | On the feature: Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing | Optional 5.1 audio | Booklet: Essays by Godfrey Cheshire, Michael Guillén, Dave Boyle and Brian Hu

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"I was completely absorbed from beginning to end. What a courageous first feature this is, a film that sidesteps shopworn stereotypes and tells a quiet, firm, deeply humanist story about doing the right thing. It is a film that avoids any message or statement and simply shows us, with infinite sympathy, how the life of a completely original character can help us lead our own." --Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"A signature achievement…deliberate and marked by uncommon grace, IN THE FAMILY manages to feel politically and culturally acute without ever resorting to melodrama, or having to wave banners for issues or causes, except perhaps in its quiet way for a renewed humanism in movies and a return to stories about everyday lives." --Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

"A remarkably fresh and unpredictable drama. Beautifully modulated and stylistically sui generis, IN THE FAMILY is also one of the most accomplished and undersold directorial debuts this year. One senses that [Wang] is rediscovering the rules of cinema on his own. This is a career to keep an eye on." --Paul Brunick, New York Times

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Actors: Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Park Overall, Brian Murray
Directors: Patrick Wang
Format: Multiple Formats, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: In the Family LLC
DVD Release Date: June 25, 2013
Run Time: 169 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
ASIN: B00COBWXIK
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,157 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Powerful film, beautiful blu-ray

By Colby on July 3, 2013

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What does it mean to be a family? For some family is defined as one man, one woman, both attached to God, with children and an eternal sealing. For others (including me) family is defined as a group of people who love each other. Simple.

Joey and Cody have raised their son, Chip, for at least 5 years together. Normal, every-day routines of two loving parents and one lucky child begin the film. Then, suddenly, Cody dies. Joey and Chip are left behind, numb, grieving and being pulled back into the every-day. Life seems to go on.

Until Joey is informed of Cody's will. It states that Chip, along with all of Cody's possessions, belongs to Cody's sister and husband. Joey is quickly pushed out of the picture and left without any legal custody of his son. Thus begins a slow, powerful journey of understanding, love, and family.

In The Family is 169 minutes long. It is drawn out, subtle, and realistic. There isn't any background music. Many scenes don't include dialogue. It is simply a window into the life of these characters. It lets us see them for who they are, watch them eat, talk, and try to understand the bumps of life and their bruises from them. It is an art film, an indie film, and a quietly powerful experience, one which benefits from more than one viewing. Film: 4/5 STARS

The video quality is nearly perfect. The material is presented neatly. None of this film is flashy, but rather subdued and realistic. This style of film looks good on Blu-ray. Video: 5/5 STARS

Audio is good. The film is filled with conversations and real-life sounds. Dialogue is easy enough to hear. Audio: 4/5 STARS

Extras include video essays and written essays that are especially interesting.Read more ›

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IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD

By Don R. Holloway on August 9, 2015

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Sebastian Banes is a beautiful child who really shines in a movie about just what constitutes a real family. The script, acting, and directing are all first rate. The story plays out beautifully about a man who is seeking custody of a boy to whom he is not related except for the fact that he help raise the boy along with the boy's father, who was the man's gay lover. Is this man's love for the boy enough to make them family? That's the question this movie seeks to explore. And it does so brilliantly. Sebastian Banes won a young artist award in the 2013 awards ceremony for his role in the film. And it was a much-deserved win. Regardless of your views about gays, don't miss this movie. The movie is not about gays, it is about one man's love for a child and it will touch your heart.

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"In The Family" .....It's in the writing.

By Andrew Dykstra on July 29, 2013

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I have known some who write about a thrilling subject, but in such a way as to put us all to sleep. I have also known skilled story tellers who can talk about something as mundane as washing dishes and yet have us on the edge of our seats. For those of us who value stories, this is a gift and this particular gift comes to us from Patrick Wang.

"In The Family" has simple scenes of domesticity that captivate. A man quietly sits at a kitchen table while a young boy takes a soda out of a refrigerator, slides over a chair to stand on so he can reach a glass in a cupboard. In another scene, we see the back of a man's head as he repairs the binding of a book. Patrick Wang gives us freedom to imagine the expression on his face. How can that be compelling? When the writer and director has talent. When the seemingly simple scene actually tells us something important. Just as Hitchcock said, that is pure film. No dialogue was necessary; in fact dialogue would have spoiled those two scenes.

This is a story about a child custody case located in a time when same sex marriage is not yet a reality in most states, a time when homosexuality is still a hot button subject for many. This film could have been filled with many over the top scenes, yet this mature screenplay does not resort to them. Two of the protagonists are gay and yet I do not remember hearing the word "gay" in this film because homosexuality has not particularly been made an issue. One character faces unbelievable odds and yet is encouraged by someone to believe that his case is not without hope. I found myself almost holding my breath in anticipation, waiting to hear how hope could be found in an an unlikely circumstance.Read more ›

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Best film I've seen in years

By FamilyConsumer on June 22, 2013

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I saw this film in the theater, and have been telling friends and family about it ever since. This movie was just incredibly powerful. You really get inside the characters, and look at the world through their perspective. This creates a powerful emotional experience, one with unusual depth. The acting was superb, especially the child. Southerners will appreciate the authentic portrayal of the nuances of life in the South, especially the way in which emotionally difficult subjects are handled or avoided by the characters--that rang really true for me. And even though parts of it were very sad (ok I had tears running down my face through a big part of it) the strength and goodness of the main characters held me steady through the viewing, and I walked out feeling connected to the human race in a very positive way.

I can't wait for the DVD to arrive so that I can watch it again and share it with friends. This is a film that is very comfortable to watch with anyone, friends, family, teens... it has a universal appeal.

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