Family Romance, LLC
“Followers, friends, family. All available for hire.”
Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing father, the line between acting and reality threatens to blur.
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Cast
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Werner Herzog Director · Ernst Reijseger Composer Sean Scannell Editor
United States release July 3, 2020 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Skellig Rock
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 18, 2019
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · July 3, 2020
Digital · MUBI
United States
August 30, 2019 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Australia
July 4, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
Brazil
May 13, 2021 · Theatrical
Canada
July 4, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
France
August 19, 2020 · Theatrical
February 16, 2021 · Physical
Germany
July 4, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
Greece
October 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
June 10, 2019 · Premiere · Biografilm Festival
Japan
July 4, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
Mexico
November 14, 2019 · Premiere · Los Cabos International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 26, 2020 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
New Zealand
July 4, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
Portugal
March 12, 2020 · Theatrical
Russia
August 23, 2019 · Premiere · On the Edge East International Film Festival
Singapore
July 15, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
September 15, 2019 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik
South Korea
October 4, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
July 3, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
Türkiye
July 4, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
United Kingdom
October 8, 2019 · Premiere · London Film Festival
July 3, 2020 · Digital · MUBI
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