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In this impressive personal documentary, filmmaker Kimberly Reed attempts to reconcile with her long-estranged brother Marc, with whom she's been a rival since childhood. Their paths diverged long ago: Marc was permanently debilitated in a car accident, while Kim left their small-town roots on a journey of self-discovery. Full of twists and turns involving Hollywood royalty and sexual and gender identities, high school reunions in Montana and family reunions in Croatia, Prodigal Sons sensitively examines family bonds and questions if we can ever truly reinvent ourselves.
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The problem with family-diary documentaries is that some families have too much drama for just one movie. In “Prodigal Sons,’’ N.Y.-based filmmaker Kimberly Reed tries to go home again and figure out who has changed more: her or them. The answer, in all its messy, heartbreaking complexity, is both. And then some. (Full review)