The Dinner

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The Dinner is a psychological drama film adapted from Herman Koch’s novel, centering on two couples whose tense restaurant conversation gradually reveals a disturbing family secret.

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The Dinner canonical 6

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instanceOf film
adaptationOf The Dinner (novel) NERFINISHED
adaptationType novel-to-film adaptation
basedOn The Dinner NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Herman Koch NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacterType middle-class parents
troubled teenagers
genre drama film
psychological film
language English
literarySourceCountryOfOrigin Netherlands NERFINISHED
literarySourceGenre novel
literarySourceLanguage Dutch
mainSubject family conflict
family secret
moral dilemma
narrativeDevice gradual revelation of a secret
narrativeFocus two couples
narrativeStructure dialogue-driven
plotSummary Two couples meet for dinner at a restaurant and their tense conversation gradually reveals a disturbing secret involving their children.
primarySetting restaurant
settingType single-evening setting
theme parental responsibility
social status and privilege
violence and guilt
tone claustrophobic
tense

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Oren Moverman knownFor The Dinner
Oren Moverman coWrote The Dinner
Oren Moverman directed The Dinner
Andrew Lauren notableWork The Dinner
Angus Sutherland notableWork The Dinner