The Last of the Winthrops

PG

Released Oct 7, 2022

1h 24m

Documentary

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6 Reviews

80%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

THE LAST OF THE WINTHROPS explores the powerful revelations of a woman who reclaims her sense of self after taking an Ancestry DNA test. Initially she faces the seismic truth that her father, Reginald Winthrop, who could trace his heritage literally to the founders of America, is not her biological father. When Reg and his beautiful French Canadian wife Claire have their "miracle child", Viviane is raised as an heir to the historic Winthrop exceptionalism and finds pride in her career in dentistry. After she is contacted by an unknown relative through their Ancestry DNA test, Viviane embraces her new identity, where she finds peace after facing powerful themes about love, blood and family. Moving fluidly between past and present, through archival footage and private letters and recordings, the film follows Viviane on an epic journey across five countries and hundreds of years to find out who she thought she was... and finally finds her real path to her true self.

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Jeanne Kaplan

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

THE LAST OF THE WINTHROPS is a beautiful documentary detailing a woman’s quest to learn the truth about herself.

Mar 15, 2024

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David Kaplan

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

The film does present an unusual and intriguing situation that could conceivably happen to anyone.

Mar 15, 2024

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James Wegg

JWR

You can’t choose your relatives

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2023

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Alejandro Turdo

Hoy Sale Cine

The Last of the Winthrops dares to question how much does your DNA and your roots predetermine the path of your life and basically your identity... and just how liberating the truth may become in order to start a new story for oneself.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 26, 2022

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Andrew Stover

Film Threat

Singer and Winthrop’s documentary is tender, emotional, and unwavering in its ability to underline the true nature of family.

Rated: 7.5/10

Nov 23, 2022

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Tony Asankomah

GhMovieFreak

It is emotional as is it is genuine journey of its subject rediscovering herself and learning to accept who she might really be. But most importantly, it carries a subtly but important message of love and family.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 17, 2022

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Serril M

A great dive into the nature and nurture question. A great trip through history, Europe and a person trying to find who they really are and where they belong in this world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/12/22

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Danny K

Legit could not watch- horrible. A list of things that would have been a better use of my time: 1. Churning butter (time consuming but better than watching this) 2. Watching paint dry 3. Writing this review 4. Waiting in line for the DMV

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/22

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adam s

This film is a gem! A must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Viviane Winthrop

Director

Adam K. Singer

Director

David Blackburn

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Chris Seward

Writer

Adam K. Singer

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Viviane Winthrop

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Synopsis

THE LAST OF THE WINTHROPS explores the powerful revelations of a woman who reclaims her sense of self after taking an Ancestry DNA test. Initially she faces the seismic truth that her father, Reginald Winthrop, who could trace his heritage literally to the founders of America, is not her biological father. When Reg and his beautiful French Canadian wife Claire have their "miracle child", Viviane is raised as an heir to the historic Winthrop exceptionalism and finds pride in her career in dentistry. After she is contacted by an unknown relative through their Ancestry DNA test, Viviane embraces her new identity, where she finds peace after facing powerful themes about love, blood and family. Moving fluidly between past and present, through archival footage and private letters and recordings, the film follows Viviane on an epic journey across five countries and hundreds of years to find out who she thought she was... and finally finds her real path to her true self.

Director: Viviane Winthrop, Adam K. Singer
Producer: Douglas Blush, Viviane Winthrop
Screenwriter: Chris Seward, Adam K. Singer, Viviane Winthrop
Distributor: We Unite As One
Production Co: We Unite As One
Rating: PG (Brief Language|Thematic Material|Smoking)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2022
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Stereo, Dolby SR

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