Con a very surprise verdict, the film Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch won the golden lion of Venice 2025. A prize that has left a little bit of everyone since, until a few hours ago, The very favorite for the final victory was the Tunisian film The Voice of Hind Rajab – who obtained the Jury Grand Prix. What is the film of the American director’s film will come about and, above all, when will the film come out?
Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch wins the golden lion in Venice 2025. Plot, cast and when it comes out at the cinema
Chaired by director Alexander Payne – Together with Stéphane Brizé, Maura Delpero, Cristian Mungiu, Mohammad Rasoulof, Fernanda Torres and Zhao Tao – The Venice Jury 82 rewarded with the golden lion Jim Jarmusch for his Father Mother Sister Brother. On stage, Jarmusch said: “Cabbage, this is a prize that I didn’t expect. I thank the jurors and the exhibition. It is an honor. I got a week ago and I said to myself: “They are in Venice, a mysterious city where Vivaldi and Terrence Hill were born“. I want to accept this prize also for all those who made it possible. I appreciated the words of Kawthar Ibn Haniyya: art does not necessarily have to speak of politics but can be based on empathy “.
With regard to The release datethe film already last July It was purchased by Lucky Red With the intention to distribute it in Italian theaters in January 2026. At the moment It is not yet known if, given the unexpected victory, the exit will be anticipated within this year.
Jim Jarmusch with the golden lion for “Father Mother Sister Brother”. (Getty Images)
Divided into three parts, Father Mother Sister Brother Tell three stories that investigate the relationships between adult children, distant parents and brothers. Each of the three parts is set in the present e each takes place in a different country. Father It is set in New Jersey, Mother In Dublin while Sister Brother in Paris.
In the first part, Jeff (Adam Driver) and Emily (Mayim Bialik) go to find the remaining widowed father (Tom Waits)whose house is isolated in the woods. Jeff lives in his surroundings and often sees the man while his sister, who moved to another state, returns after a few years. In MotherCharlotte Rampling awaits the daughters Timothea (Cate Blanchett) and Lilith (Vicky Krieps). The three women all live in Dublin but they are seen only once a year for the tea rite.
“Father Mother Sister Brother” by Jim Jarmusch is golden lion Venice 2025. (Biennale)
Finally, in the third story, Skye (Indya Moore) lands in Paris where her twin brother Billy awaits her (Luka Sabbat). The two have to visit the apartment where they grew up for the last time and decide what to do with all things from the parents, who died suddenly in a plane crash.
During the press conference of the film, Jarmusch said: «I don’t really know where the hell I came up this movie. Usually I carry my ideas for a year or more, sometimes many yearsbefore finally writing and loose. I wrote this movie in three weeks And it remained close enough to my original vision ».
Father Mother Sister Brotherthe cast: Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Tom Waits, Indya Moore
Director often capable of gathering the most excellent actors On the contemporary panorama, even this time Jarmusch hit the center. Bringing to the film A cast of the highest level and that understanding legendary actorscontemporary stars and young promises.
In Father Brother Sister Mother Indeed, There are the legendary Charlotte Rampling and Tom Waitsmore famous as a singer but who has never disdained to try his hand even with acting. Furthermore, Tom Waits is an old friend and face dear to Jarmusch’s cinema having starred in Daubailò of 1986 And The dead don’t die of 2019. In the cast then Adam Driver – already directed by Jarmusch in Paterson – and Vicky Kriepsactress exploded in recent years thanks to The hidden thread by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Among the emerging faces of the film, on the other hand, there is Indya Moore, actress and transgender model who made his debut in 2018 thanks to Ryan Murphy and the TV series Possession Which tells the Ballroom environment in the late 80s in New York. In 2019, Indya is The first person openly transgender to pose on the cover of the magazine Elle And soon it will be seen in the TV series The Sandman.