The Last Family

The Last Family
The Last Family
Directed by	Jan P. Matuszyński
Written by	Robert Bolesto
Produced by	Leszek Bodzak; Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham
Starring	Andrzej Seweryn ; Dawid Ogrodnik ; Aleksandra Konieczna ; Andrzej Chyra
Cinematography	Kacper Fertacz
Edited by	Przemysław Chruścielewski
Production; company	Aurum Film
Release date	30 September 2016;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish
Box office	$2,284,311

The Last Family (Polish: Ostatnia rodzina) is a 2016 Polish biographical film directed by Jan P. Matuszyński. The film won the Golden Lions for best film at the 2016 Gdynia Film Festival.

Plot

As renowned painter Zdzislaw Beksinski tapes everything with his camcorder, a 28-year family saga unfolds through his disturbing dystopian paintings, family feuds, near-death experiences, love-hate relations and consecutive funerals. The true story of the artistic Beksinski family: Zdzislaw, his wife Zofia and their talented yet trouble-making son Tomasz.

Cast

Andrzej Seweryn - Zdzislaw Beksinski
Dawid Ogrodnik - Tomasz Beksinski
Aleksandra Konieczna - Zofia Beksinska
Andrzej Chyra - Piotr Dmochowski
Zofia Perczynska - Stanislawa Beksinska
Danuta Nagórna [pl] - Stanislawa Stankiewicz
Alicja Karluk - Patrycja
Magdalena Boczarska - Ewa
Agnieszka Michalska [pl] - Helena

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 75% based on 6 positive and 2 negative critic reviews. The British newspaper The Guardian gave The Last Family 4 out of 5 stars, praising its inventive camerawork and film editing.

References

↑ "The Last Family (2016)". Box Office Mojo.
↑ Felperin, Leslie (2016-11-03). "The Last Family review – mesmerising portrait of a battling brood". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
↑ "The Last Family emerges triumphant at Gdynia". 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
↑ "The Last Family". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
↑ Felperin, Leslie (3 November 2016). "The Last Family review – mesmerising portrait of a battling brood". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

External links

The Last Family at IMDb
The Last Family at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "The Last Family (2016)". Box Office Mojo.

[2] Felperin, Leslie (2016-11-03). "The Last Family review – mesmerising portrait of a battling brood". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-14.

[3] "The Last Family emerges triumphant at Gdynia". 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-14.

[4] "The Last Family". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

[5] Felperin, Leslie (3 November 2016). "The Last Family review – mesmerising portrait of a battling brood". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2025.