Families are hard, and no one knows that better than mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin). The once-close cousins love each other deeply, but the years since their childhood have proven them to be different in fundamental ways.
David is a strict rule follower, a ball of anxious nerves who likes to draw up a plan and stick to it. Benji is quite the opposite: a spontaneous social butterfly who draws people in with his magnetism. But his charismatic exterior hides a deep well of pain.
When the two reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their Holocaust survivor grandmother, the adventure takes a turn as old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Packed with a tremendous amount of empathy and humor, writer/director/star Jesse Eisenberg proves himself to be a true triple threat in this affecting exploration of generational trauma and modern angst.