26th September 2025
A Real Pain
2025; USA; 90 mins; Cert 15; Dir: Jesse Eisenberg
This film offers a poignant exploration of family, heritage and the complexities of human relationships. It follows cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they tour Polish holocaust sites to honour their late grandmother and are forced to confront their relationship. Benji is outspoken and free-spirited, standing in stark contrast to the reserved David and their friction fuels both humour and heartbreak, revealing deep-seated pain and insecurity on both sides. Great performances, notably Oscar-winning from Culkin as the 'Pain'
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