At the recent Golden Globes, actor Kieran Culkin won an award for his supporting role in True Pain.. The tragicomedy, also vying for a couple of BAFTA statuettes and a Screen Critics Guild Award, is already being called one of the best films of the year..

The film was written and directed by popular comedian Jesse Eisenberg.. His 2022 debut, When You're Finished Saving the World, received mostly favorable reviews..

According to the plot, the film “True Pain” tells about a short period in the life of a pair of cousins \u200b\u200bDavid (Eisenberg) and Benji (Culkin). In childhood, the men were quite close, but then their paths diverged. David started a family and began to build a career, and Benji continued to enjoy his youth.

One day they meet at the airport to go on a trip to Poland.. Thus, they must fulfill the last will of their grandmother, who bequeathed to her grandchildren to visit places of memory of the Holocaust, which she had to endure in her youth. David takes travel very seriously, and Benji strives for fun. On the journey, they open up more and more to each other and reveal the essence of long-standing conflicts from the past.. For both, the trip will be a turning point in their lives - they will return home as completely different people..

Critics have already called " Eisenberg put some of his personal history into the script. His grandmother was Jewish of Ukrainian descent and lived in Poland. In 2008, the actor and his wife traveled to memorable places of her life. This journey formed the basis of the film's script.. The filming took place in Polish territories, in particular the group visited the former Majdanek concentration camp.

" The film opens in theaters on February 20.