Life during Wartime (2009)

92 min · Drama, Komödie, comedy drama

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Todd Solondz

Cast

Ally Sheedy, Charlotte Rampling, Ciarán Hinds, Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney, Pee Wee Herman, Gaby Hoffmann

The story

The plot revolves around the Jordan sisters: Trish, Joy, and Helen. Joy has married Helen's former neighbor, Allen Mellencamp, who continues to struggle with his compulsion to make obscene phone calls. Trish has been raising her three children, Billy (now off at college), Timmy and Chloe.

Catalogue themes and tags

Big sister, Estrangement, Familie, Family History, Florida, Gescheiterte Beziehung, Man-Woman-Relationship, Neurosis, Neurotic, Psychose, Relation, Relationship Problems, Sister, Sister Sister Relationship, strange Family, Ensemble Film, Indie, Comedy-drama, Drama, Comedy, Black comedy

Genres

Drama, Komödie, comedy drama

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