FERIEN (Vacation) Thomas Arslan, D 2007, 91 min

Four Generations meet in a summer mansion - the kids play ...

Anna, Robert and their teenage son Max plan on spending an idyllic sojourn at their remote country house. In the course of the vacation more and more members of their extended family show up, and to all of them the mansion is a special place. The idyll doesn't last long ...

Press Coverage

Confirming the delicate stillness of his 2001 drama 'One Fine Day' as a prevalent element of his style, writer-director Thomas Arslan takes an equally serene look at a large family on vacation in a quiet, fleetingly rewarding drama. (Variety, 27.02.2007, Eddie Cockrell)