Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America (2003) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2003 · 103 mins · English

Directed by

Douglas Buck

Starring

David Thornton, Larry Fessenden, Letty Serra, Gary Betsworth, Ray Bland, Deborah Floray

Through three interlinked segments—“Cutting Moments,” “Home,” and “Prologue”—the film assembles a stark portrait of contemporary American life, using hidden violence and unsettling cruelty as its palette. Directed by Douglas Buck, it pulls back the curtains on seemingly ordinary households to expose the darkness that often lies beneath the surface.