We're All Christs
A Polish father and son confront the alcoholic inheritance that has shaped their family and threatens to repeat itself.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- bleak
- melancholic
- darkly comic
- reflective viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
The film was broadly well received for its emotionally forceful treatment of alcoholism and family trauma, supported by committed performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The son's traumatic memories of his father's lifelong drinking lead both men to confront alcoholism as a family inheritance.
The film frames traumatic family experiences through the psychologically charged, sometimes ironic world of Marek Koterski's Miauczyński characters.
The son's painful recollections of his father become the mechanism through which both characters reassess their shared history.
The film's Polish setting and focus on paternal alcoholism place intimate family damage within a recognizably post-communist social context.
Films like We're All Christs, and why
The Lost Weekend
shared focus on alcoholism, inherited family trauma, and painful father son dynamics
The Ice Storm
shared intimate drama of addiction, shame, and fractured family relationships
The Squid and the Whale
shared bleakly comic examination of dysfunctional family life and emotional inheritance
Movie Details
- Director
- Marek Koterski
- Release Date
- 2006-04-21
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (60)
Cast
- Marek Kondrat
- Michał Koterski
- Andrzej Chyra
- Janina Traczykówna
- Małgorzata Bogdańska
- Tomasz Sapryk
- Marcin Dorociński
- Bożena Adamek
- Jerzy Bończak
- Marta Chodorowska
Common questions
- What is We're All Christs about?
- A Polish father and son confront the alcoholic inheritance that has shaped their family and threatens to repeat itself.
- What is We're All Christs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We're All Christs as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is We're All Christs violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in We're All Christs as mild.
- What did critics think of We're All Christs?
- The film was broadly well received for its emotionally forceful treatment of alcoholism and family trauma, supported by committed performances.
- Which films are like We're All Christs?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lost Weekend, The Ice Storm, and The Squid and the Whale.
- How long is We're All Christs?
- We're All Christs runs 105 minutes.
