Paul Reisergoes to battle with a distant relative in his latest movie.
PEOPLE has the exclusive first trailer for Reiser’sThe Problem with Peopleahead of its world premiere at theAustin Film FestivalSaturday.
In the comedy, Reiser, 67, who also co-wrote it, plays Barry, an American man whose long-lost Irish cousin Ciáran (Colm Meaney) invites him to visit their family in Ireland. Ciáran makes this ask at the behest of his elderly father, who wishes to reunite their extended family that moved to the U.S. decades before.
Tensions rise as Barry finds out and determines to build a home near Ciáran’s, giving way to a family rivalry that gets out of hand.
‘The Problem with People’ poster.Courtesy of Gorman Family Films
Courtesy of Gorman Family Films
“Two distant cousins who’ve never met — one in N.Y.C., the other in the smallest town there is in Ireland — come together to finally put an end to a generations-long family feud,” reads a synopsis, which adds: “It doesn’t go well.”
The movie is described as “a heartwarming comedy about family, world peace … and sheep.”
Paul Reiser and Colm Meaney in ‘The Problem with People’.Courtesy of Gorman Family Films
Aside from Reiser and Meaney, the film also stars Jane Levy, Lucianne McEvoy and Des Keogh. Reiser co-wrote it with Wally Marzano-Lesnevich, an actor and screenwriter who previously wrote 2016’sAlmost Paris.Chris Cottam directed the movie.
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Colm Meaney and Paul Reiser in ‘The Problem with People’.Courtesy of Gorman Family Films
The Problem with Peoplemakes its world premiere at theAustin Film Festivalon Saturday, and will also premiere atDTLA Film Festivalon Thursday.
source: people.com
