The Three Brothers: The Return

• Comedy

A darkly comedic exploration of fraternal dysfunction unfolds as three brothers, each grappling with absurd personal failures, reluctantly reunite following their mother’s death. Bernard, a washed-up actor; Didier, a philosophical poseur funding his life through questionable means; and Pascal, reliant on an older benefactor, are thrown together with Bernard’s cynical teenage daughter, setting off a chain of chaotic encounters and escalating mishaps. The film doesn’t shy away from the awkwardness and resentment simmering beneath the surface of family ties, instead finding humor in the stark realities of mid-life crises and the desperate pursuit of meaning. It's a refreshingly unsentimental comedy that leans into the messiness of life, offering a portrait of flawed individuals navigating financial insecurity and existential disappointment with a distinctly French sensibility.