# Everybody Knows (2018)

> A homecoming wedding near Madrid becomes a pressure cooker of kidnapping, buried family secrets, and unresolved loyalties.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/267460

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Asghar Farhadi
- Cast: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, Eduard Fernández, Bárbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta, Elvira Mínguez, Ramón Barea
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4964788/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, foreboding, melancholic, serious movie night, international cinema evening

## Synopsis

A family reunion spirals into chaos as dark secrets emerge, threatening to unravel everything.

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