# My Happy Family (2017)

> A Georgian woman’s courageous departure from her multigenerational home becomes a tender, quietly comic struggle for self-possession.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/291399

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Simon Groß, Nana Ekvtimishvili
- Cast: Ia Shugliashvili, Merab Ninidze, Berta Khapava, Tsisia Qumsashvili, Giorgi Khurtsilava, Goven Cheishvili, Dimitri Oragvelidze, Mariam Bokeria
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5791536/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, quietly comic, intimate, quiet evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A woman's quest for independence challenges the very fabric of family life.

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