FAMILY THERAPY

AİLE TERAPİSİ

Fiction; Slovenia; 2024; Slovenian, English, French; English Subtitled, Turkish Subtitled; Color; 122 minutes.

On a quiet roadside, a car smolders as a young family desperately needs help. Nearby, a sleek, luxury vehicle glides past, its occupants—an impeccably polished family—don’t even slow down. But who are these people who choose not to stop? And what are they hiding?

"Family Therapy" is a darkly comedic, satirical drama that follows a Slovenian ‘nouveau riche’ family living in a glass-walled mansion—a literal and metaphorical symbol of their detached superiority. This setting serves as a satirical backdrop for a humorous reimagining of the premise of Pasolini’s “Teorema”: Their world is upended when a young stranger enters the family’s household, shattering the illusion of perfection and exposing the chaotic, dysfunctional relationships festering beneath their polished exterior. As the stranger’s presence unravels the family’s carefully constructed facade, we delve into the reasons behind their coldness: Is it a desperate attempt to preserve their fragile equilibrium? A deep-seated fear of their own vulnerabilities? Or does it speak to a larger societal malaise?