''Three Days With the Family'' () is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Mar Coll (in her directorial debut feature) which stars

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alongside

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, and Ramon Fontserè.

Plot

The plot tracks the three days in the life of a young woman based in Bourdeaux upon her return to Girona on occasion of her grandfather's funeral, thereby meeting with her relatives, members of the Catalan haute bourgeoisie.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Escándalo Films in association with TVE and TVC.

Release

The film was presented at the

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in April 2009. It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 June 2009.

Critical reception

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' deemed the film to be an "evocative portrait of a Catalan clan being unhappy in its own way".

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of ''

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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, hailing "the director's rigor and fine cruelty" as the film's best. Cliff Doerksen of ''

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'' described the film as a "rote domestic drama about an emotionally stunted upper-bourgeois Catalan clan".

Accolades

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, , Mar Coll , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best New Actress , , Nausicaa Bonnín , ,

References

Films about families 2000s Catalan-language films 2009 directorial debut films 2000s Spanish films Films set in Catalonia 2009 drama films Spanish drama films {{authority control