Family ties (2014)
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German title | Family ties |
Original title | You're Ugly Too |
Country of production | Ireland |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2015 |
length | 81 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 6 |
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Director | Mark Noonan |
script | Mark Noonan |
production |
Conor Barry John Keville |
music | David Geraghty |
camera | Tom Comerford |
cut | Colin Campbell |
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Familienbande (Original Title: You're Ugly Too ) is a 2015 Irish film by Mark Noonan, in which an orphaned girl and her jailed uncle try to start a life together, wavering between drama and comedy .
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After her mother's death, eleven-year-old Stacey is placed in a foster family. Will is released on parole with the condition that his niece be looked after. They both move into an inherited trailer in the Irish Midlands. The starting conditions are difficult. While Stacey is not accepted into the local school because of narcolepsy , Will cannot find a job. The married neighbor Emilie, who comes from Belgium, offers her help as a private teacher. Her husband, Tibor, who works as a garbage collector , offers Will to help. Nevertheless, Will finds no support, becomes dependent on medication and does not know how to behave in the affection shown by both sides for Emilie. Relationship with his niece proves difficult, but gets better over time. The secret already kept by Stacey's mother about the reason for the prison sentence finally expands into a conflict case: According to his testimony, Will caused the death of Stacey's father to protect his sister. Shortly after Stacey learns this story, the family court review takes place. This denies the possibility that Will can properly take care of his niece. He must therefore begin the remaining seven months of his sentence, while Stacey is placed in a foster family. After their release from prison, the uncle and niece meet again. Stacey decides to stay with the foster family.
Background information
Before the film started in German cinemas on November 19, 2015, the film was shown during the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival . The film was nominated for the European Film Award 2015 in the category Best Children's Film.
Web links
- Family ties in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for family ties . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2015 (PDF; test number: 154 902 K).