A Real Pain

Synopsis

Oscar-nominee Jesse Eisenberg returns both behind and in front of the camera with A Real Pain (2024), starring opposite Succession favourite Kieran Culkin. This heartfelt script, penned and developed by the director, sees cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reuniting for a trip through Poland to honour their late grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor. 

One can hardly imagine a better-suited couple of oddballs, and the familial history is precisely the spark needed to light the fire, revealing their true essence. Perhaps they can also use the light to catch a glimpse of each other's forgotten selves? Our Closing Film leaves room for introspection too, but most of all, it invites you to be together - really together.