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Odd-couple cousins (Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin) embark on a Holocaust history tour through Poland to honor their grandmother in this poignant comic drama.

Born weeks apart, cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) were as close as brothers growing up, yet have drifted apart due to the responsibilities and disappointments of adult life. After the death of their beloved grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, David accompanies Benji on a trip to Poland, as a pilgrimage to both her hometown and to sites haunted by the genocide of World War II. David follows the itinerary with dutiful reserve, while Benji careens between a dark sense of humor and a deeply personal response to the history they're processing.

When they get separated from the tour group (Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan and Will Sharpe), the odd-couple tensions between the tightly wound David and the manic-neurotic Benji come to a full comic and emotional boil. Anchored by spirited performances, writer-director Eisenberg's Sundance Film Festival award winner is a work of compassion and maturity that alternates nimbly between anxious comedy and meditative drama. 

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