Upcoming Event

THE VHEC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, PRESENT:

A Real Pain

FILM SCREENING

  • Monday, April 28, 2025
  • 6:30 PM
  • Fifth Avenue Cinemas

    2110 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC, V6J 1P2

The VHEC, in partnership with the Jewish Film Festival, is pleased to present a film screening for A Real Pain, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. The film follows two third-generation cousins, played by Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin, as they embark on a group heritage tour of Poland.

A Real Pain is a finely crafted exploration of loss and belonging—melancholic, yet at times startlingly funny. Eisenberg portrays a fidgety, outwardly unremarkable man who, alongside his complicated cousin (Culkin, Succession), navigates their shared history on this poignant journey.

Ticket information will be available soon!

Winner: Best Supporting Actor, Kieran Culkin, Golden Globes, Bafta 

Winner: Original Screenplay, Bafta 

Nominee: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards  

Nominee: Best Supporting Actor, Kieran Culkin, Academy Awards  

Winner: Virtuoso Award, Kieran Culkin, Santa Barbara International film Festival  

Winner: Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Jesse Eisenberg, Sundance Film Festival  

Winner: Prix spécial du jury, La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival