Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “A Real Pain”, showing Nov. 29-Dec. 5 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres.
Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
“A Real Pain” is written and directed by Academy Award-nominee Jesse Eisenberg and also stars Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy and Daniel Oreskes.
It was during a trip to Poland, with his now-wife Anna Strout, that Eisenberg had what he calls a ‘strange revelation’. A two-week trip through the country landed him at the tiny house in the village of Kranystaw, where his aunt Doris had lived before the Holocaust displaced her entire family. “Had the war not happened, this is where I would be living,” Eisenberg remembers thinking. “What would my life be like? Who would I be?”
Twenty years later Eisenberg found himself back at that house, this time as the director, writer, and co-star of “A Real Pain”.
“A knockout.” — The New York Times
“Culkin and Eisenberg are an all-time comedic odd couple.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A masterpiece.” — Collider
“A Real Pain” will be shown at Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Showtimes will be Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30 at 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 2 and 3 at 4:00 p.m.; and Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 4 and 5 at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 general admission, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.