A Real Pain

Jesse Eisenberg cements his reputation as a gifted filmmaker with this witty and heartfelt portrait of two estranged cousins honouring their roots.

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Credits

  • Director-screenwriter

    Jesse Eisenberg

  • With

    Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan

  • USA-Poland 2024. 89min

  • Courtesy of

    Searchlight Pictures

  • Language

    English

  • In association with

    Time Out logo

Access information

Audio description:
Sunday 13 October 18:00
Tuesday 15 October 15:15

Descriptive subtitles:
Sunday 20 October 12:00

Closed Captions:
Sunday 13 October 18:00
Tuesday 15 October 15:15

Live captioned introduction:
Sunday 13 October 18:00

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Introduction

Benji and David travel to Poland to pay respects to their Jewish grandmother. No sooner are they on the road, they realise why they don’t spend much time together anymore. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin dazzle in their roles as the familial odd-couple, trading witty barbs and sobering ruminations on mid-adulthood growing pains, in this deftly scripted film full of humour and hope.

Kristy Matheson

Festival guests

We are delighted to welcome Jesse Eisenberg present A Real Pain at its premiere screening on Sunday 13 October. Read more about festival guests.  

How to book

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