Next of Kin (1984 film)

Next of Kin
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Written byAtom Egoyan
Produced byAtom Egoyan
StarringPatrick Tierney
Berge Fazlian
Sirvart Fazlian
Arsinée Khanjian
CinematographyPeter Mettler
Edited byAtom Egoyan
Music byThe Song and Dance Ensemble of Armenia
Atom Egoyan
Distributed byConnoisseur Video
Release date
  • November 30, 1984 (1984-11-30) (United States)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Next of Kin is a 1984 film directed by Atom Egoyan. It is Egoyan's first feature film and won two prizes at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg[1] and was nominated for Best Achievement in Direction at the 8th Genie Awards.[2]

Plot summary

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Twenty-three-year-old Peter Foster is an only child who lives at home, where he constantly hears his parents arguing. Because Peter does nothing all day, the family goes to a clinic where a therapist videotapes them. After Peter watches his tape, he views the tape of a troubled Armenian family, who gave their only son away for adoption when they arrived in Canada. Peter decides to visit this family, and he pretends to be their son, Bedros Deryan. The Deryan family welcomes him with open arms, and Peter tries to patch up the poor relationship between George Deryan and his daughter Azah.

Cast

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DVD release

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Next of Kin was first made commercially available via a DVD set along with Egoyan's second full-length film, Family Viewing. It was also released in the U.K. in BD and DVD by Curzon Artificial Eye.

References

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  1. ^ "IFFMH Chronicle 1984". iffmh.de. International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Next of Kin". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]
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