Family Viewing
Some things possess you at the strangest times
Genres
Overview
An emotionally constrained view of the displacement of human feelings in our video saturated society. Van regularly visits his grandmother in a run-down nursing home. His father depends on phone sex for guidance meanwhile erasing family homevideos of happier times with homemade pornography. Will Van rescue his grandmother and memories of his mother in time?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1987-09-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
32
Vote Average
5.5
David Hemblen
Stan
Aidan Tierney
Van
Gabrielle Rose
Sandra
Arsinée Khanjian
Aline
Selma Keklikian
Armen
Jeanne Sabourin
Aline's Mother
Rose Sarkisyan
Van's Mother
Vasag Baghboudarian
Young Van
Hrant Alianak
Administrator
Aino Pirskanen
Mistaken Woman
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