The Fam

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The Fam

2021

1h 50m

Drama

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A group of teenage girls have been placed in a residential care home with social workers. They live under the same roof but haven't chosen each other. This experience creates unexpected tensions and intimacies. An incident triggers a chain of over-reactions but their lust for life also strengthens bonds. Just like a family.

Edward Porter

Times (UK)

Its young actors — non-professionals drawing on their own experiences — are compelling and the Swiss director Fred Baillif, a former social worker, has done a masterly job.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 8, 2022

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Leila Latif

Little White Lies

Understated and powerful filmmaking from Fred Bailiff.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 25, 2022

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Bruising and beautiful in equal measures, La Mif is an impressive slice of social realist drama that feels rooted in something real — because it is.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 24, 2022

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Rubén Romero Santos

Cinemanía (Spain)

What neorealism is all about. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

May 24, 2022

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Sarah Manvel

Critic's Notebook

The greatest strength and the greatest weakness of La Mif is how easy it is to forget the actors are acting, especially as they are willing to behave more riskily onscreen than almost any professional would agree to.

Mar 23, 2022

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Alif Majeed

Battle Royale With Cheese

There is enough in La Mif to hold your attention and make you think about what you watched.

Mar 7, 2022

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Synopsis

A group of teenage girls have been placed in a residential care home with social workers. They live under the same roof but haven't chosen each other. This experience creates unexpected tensions and intimacies. An incident triggers a chain of over-reactions but their lust for life also strengthens bonds. Just like a family.

Director: Fred Baillif
Producer: Agnès Boutruche, Véronique Vergari
Screenwriter: Fred Baillif
Production Co: Fresh Productions, Doco Digital, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 50m