SetatthestartofCovid,FamilyPortraitfollowsafamilyonanidlebuthecticmorningwhentheyhaveplannedagrouppicture.Whenthemothervanishesandonedaughterbecomesdesperatetofindherandgatherhersprawlingfamily,thefilmprogressivelydescendsintoarealmwheretimeandspacelosetheirgrip,transformingthefamilyportraitintoasolemnandenigmaticritualoftransition.Director’sNote:Familyphotographs,accordingtoRolandBarthes,areadesperatemeanstofreezetimeandimmortalizethefamily.However,whatthefamilydoesn’trealizeyetisthat,astheysmileandposeforthepicture,theyhavealreadydied.源自:https://www.locarnofestival.ch/festival/program/film.html?fid=e3a878c3-ae17-4570-9736-2c37b917128a