Thy Father's Chair

Name: Thy Father's Chair
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 13, 2017
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 81

2017

METASCORE

Universal acclaim based on 5 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Thy Father's Chair

Now Playing: Thy Father's Chair

Movie Details & Credits

| Release Date: October 13, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: Thy Father's Chair brings audiences into the world of Abraham and Shraga, Orthodox Jewish twins who live a secluded existence in their inherited Brooklyn home. Since the death of their parents, they have stopped throwing away anything, hosting stray cats and accumulating all sorts of stuff. Enraged by the situation, the upstairs tenantThy Father's Chair brings audiences into the world of Abraham and Shraga, Orthodox Jewish twins who live a secluded existence in their inherited Brooklyn home. Since the death of their parents, they have stopped throwing away anything, hosting stray cats and accumulating all sorts of stuff. Enraged by the situation, the upstairs tenant threatens to stop paying them rent unless they proceed with a radical cleaning of their apartment, forcing Abraham and Shraga to open their doors to a specialized cleaning company. What ensues seems, at first, a traumatic invasion of privacy, with the twins fighting to preserve their memories. But little by little, the relationship with the head of the cleaning company begins to deepen -- and by painfully separating from most of their belongings, Abraham and Shraga discover a path to a new life.… Expand

Director: Àlex Lora and Antonio Tibaldi

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 74 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Buy on

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Jordan Hoffman

Oct 12, 2017

This immersive, richly detailed snapshot of hoarders undergoing a mandated apartment cleaning is equal parts horror film and existential howl. Read full review

Neil Young

Sep 26, 2017

Neatly divided into seven discrete chapters plus prologue and epilogue, it's a necessarily repetitive but engrossing and ultimately optimistic glimpse into a troubled situation entering belated turnaround. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Oct 12, 2017

The movie, directed by Antonio Tibaldi and Alex Lora, is quiet and quietly moving and quite different from “Hoarders” in its steady pace and poetic vérité style. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Oct 19, 2017

An enigmatic, if perhaps hopeful, epilogue caps this sad, strange, at times weirdly poignant portrait. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Oct 13, 2017

Some interesting things start to happen in Thy Father's Chair as the cleaners make headway, room by room. Read full review

SEE ALL 5 REVIEWS

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

No reviews yet.