A Strange Course of Events

Name: A Strange Course of Events
Genre: Drama
Released: February 26, 2016
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 24

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: February 26, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Shaul (Ori Pfeffer) is a melancholic dreamer, with a tendency to run whenever things go wrong. He returns to Haifa one day for a reckoning with the father he has not seen in 5 years. But getting along with an hippie mother in-law with a penchant for New Age, a daughter on the verge of adolescence, and a father who's been converted to yogaShaul (Ori Pfeffer) is a melancholic dreamer, with a tendency to run whenever things go wrong. He returns to Haifa one day for a reckoning with the father he has not seen in 5 years. But getting along with an hippie mother in-law with a penchant for New Age, a daughter on the verge of adolescence, and a father who's been converted to yoga is not easy. After a fateful slip, Shaul will find his place as a son, a father, and more. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Raphaël Nadjari

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Abbey Bender

Feb 24, 2016

Its emotions prove curiously inconsistent, hinting at darkness but never committing fully. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Feb 24, 2016

Too often the pic feels as if it’s killing time to pad itself out into feature length. Read full review

Deborah Young

Feb 24, 2016

A film about ordinary people doing nothing is a tricky thing, quickly numbing the audience to sleep unless the screenplay is electrifying and the actors greatly appealing. Unfortunately, neither of these is true of Rafael Nadjari’s A Strange Course of Events, which is anything but strange and eventful. Read full review

Daniel M. Gold

Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Nadjari, who wrote the screenplay with Geoffroy Grison, may have been intending a minimalist character study, but even so, he has abdicated his responsibility: Too much of this family drama is left to the audience to fill in. Read full review

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