Presented as the Library’s November film choice: Family Time (2023)

An uncomfortable family Christmas is the setting for this unconventional Finnish debut.

Family Time (Finnish: Mummola) is a 2023 comedy – drama film written and directed by Tia Kouvo in her feature directorial debut. The film follows an annual family Christmas get-together that sees the usual tensions rise. It’s based on Kouvo’s s 2018 short of the same name.

The film had its world premiere in the Encounters section of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on 20 February 2023. It was chosen as the Finnish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

Saturday, November 9th | 1pm | $10; $5 for members | tickets

In Finnish with English subtitles | Comedy – Drama | 116 minutes