A Real Pain
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Today – Thu 30 Jan

Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother.

Drama • Critically Acclaimed • Moving

Part of BAFTA Nominees

Written, directed by and co-starring Jesse Eisenberg alongside a scene-stealing Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain is a deft and moving dramedy.

Intended by Eisenberg to explore “epic pain vs. modern pain”, it sees neurotic, hyper-articulate David (Eisenberg, playing not at all against type) and chaotic misfit Benji rub up against each other on a group trip for Jewish Americans that’s counterintuitively led by a non-Jewish Brit (Will Sharpe) and takes in Warsaw, Lublin and Majdanek Concentration Camp as well as their grandmother’s last home in Poland.

Details

Duration

1hr 30mins

Director

Jesse Eisenberg

Distributor

The Walt Disney Company Ltd

Featuring

Kieran Culkin • Jesse Eisenberg • Will Sharpe

Year

2024

Country of origin

United States • Poland

Language

English and Polish with English subtitles

Strobe lighting

Content guidance

Suicide/self-harm • Racism • Bereavement/death

“Jesse Eisenberg has just given us a masterpiece. This is an effortlessly witty, fluent and astringent comedy with a very serious overcurrent.”
The Guardian