Family Time (film)
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***Family Time*** () is a 2023 [comedy\-drama](/wiki/Comedy-drama "Comedy-drama") film written and directed by Tia Kouvo in her feature directorial debut. Starring [Leena Uotila](/wiki/Leena_Uotila "Leena Uotila"), [Ria Kataja](/wiki/Ria_Kataja "Ria Kataja"), [Elina Knihtilä](/wiki/Elina_Knihtil%C3%A4 "Elina Knihtilä") and [Tom Wentzel](/wiki/Tom_Wentzel "Tom Wentzel"), the film follows an annual family Christmas get\-together that sees the usual tensions rise. It's based on Kouvo's s 2018 short of the same name.

The film had its world premiere in the Encounters section of the [73rd Berlin International Film Festival](/wiki/73rd_Berlin_International_Film_Festival "73rd Berlin International Film Festival") on 20 February 2023\. It was chosen as the [Finnish entry](/wiki/List_of_Finnish_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_International_Feature_Film "List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film") for [Best International Feature Film](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_International_Feature_Film "Academy Award for Best International Feature Film") at the [97th Academy Awards](/wiki/97th_Academy_Awards "97th Academy Awards").


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