description The Family Overview
The Family is a 2013 crime thriller centered around a Mafia family relocated into the U.S. witness protection program. The film, a Franco-American co-production, adapts the 2004 novel *Malavita* and depicts their attempts to establish a new life away from their criminal past. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones star in the project.
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info The Family Specifications
| Country | France |
| Year | 2013 |
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What is The Family about?
The Family follows a Mafia family placed in the U.S. witness-protection program after leaving its criminal past behind. Their attempts to behave like ordinary neighbors repeatedly bring old habits and enemies back into their new life.
Which novel inspired The Family?
The film adapts Tonino Benacquista's 2004 novel Malavita. The movie uses the same basic premise of a Mafia family hiding under witness protection.
Who stars in The Family?
Robert De Niro plays Giovanni Manzoni, with Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife Maggie. Tommy Lee Jones plays the FBI handler responsible for the family's protection.
Who directed The Family?
The Family was directed by Luc Besson and released in 2013. It was a Franco-American crime comedy produced in association with EuropaCorp and Relativity Media.
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