''Bad Family'' ( fi, Paha perhe) is a 2010 Finnish drama film written and directed by

Aleksi Salmenperä Aleksi Salmenperä (born 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish film director. He is a graduate of the University of Art and Design Helsinki; among his films are 2004's ''Producing Adults'', 2007's '' A Man's Work'' and 2010 '' Bad Family''. ''A Man's W ...

and produced by

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

. The film tells the story of an overly protective and controlling father who suspects incest is taking place between his own son and daughter. These growing suspicions and concerns cause the father to become delusional and unrelenting in his quest to end the love affair between his children. Distributed domestically by

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, ''Bad Family'' was theatrically released in

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on 29 January 2010. From 14 to 21 February 2010 it was screened at the

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Plot

After a divorce a father, Mikael Lindgren, raises his son, Daniel, on his own. His ex-wife, Laura, has custody over his daughter, Tilda. When Laura dies, Daniel and Tilda finally meet again.

Cast

* Ville Virtanen — Mikael Lindberg *

Lauri Tilkanen Lauri Tilkanen (born 6 November 1987) is a Finnish actor. He has appeared on television and in films such as ''Skavabölen pojat'' (2009), '' Paha perhe'' (2010), '' Hiljaisuus'' (2011), '' Härmä'' (2012) and ''Juoppohullun päiväkirja'' (2012). ...

— Daniel *

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— Tilda * Vera Kiiskinen — Laura * Niki Seppälä — Milo * Ismo Kallio — Jaan

Critical response

In a review of the film, Jonathan Romney of ''

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'' called Salmenperä's storyline a "confident study of family trauma" and proclaimed the film "a compelling, sometimes darkly witty drama." Alissa Simon of ''

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'' magazine stated that ''Bad Family'' has a "perversely fascinating start" after which the "darkly comic psychodrama goes plain psycho". She commended the "serious thesping by the three principals" for suggesting "psychological depth" but concluded that "the script eventually leaves them high and dry" and that " 'Bad Family''loses its way at the midpoint, becoming a tonal roller-coaster that skitters to a stop."Simon, Alissa
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'', February 14, 2010. Accessed March 11, 2010.

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External links

* * {{imdb title, id=1380174, title=Bad Family
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Plot

Cast

Critical response

See also

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