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‘A Real Pain’ Teaser: Kieran Culkin Annoys Jesse Eisenberg While Tracking Down Their Family Heritage
Eisenberg writes and directs the feature which debuted at Sundance 2024.
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Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin star as mismatched Jewish cousins visiting their grandmother’s home in Poland.
Culkin and Eisenberg stopped by the IndieWire Studio at Sundance, presented by Dropbox, to discuss their new Poland-set movie.
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"I was just praying he would do it," the "A Real Pain" writer/director/star told IndieWire about the Emmy winner.
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"For whatever reason, in character, I feel like I’m seven with him," Culkin said of acting opposite his onscreen father.
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"It's going to make my life miserable," the "Succession" star said of filming "A Real Pain" in Poland.
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