Next of Kin (1984 film)

This article is about the Canadian film. For the Patrick Swayze film, see Next of Kin (1989 film). For other uses of the term next of kin, see Next of Kin (disambiguation).

Next of Kin
Directed by	Atom Egoyan
Produced by	Atom Egoyan
Written by	Atom Egoyan
Starring	Patrick Tierney Berge Fazlian Sirvart Fazlian Arsinée Khanjian
Music by	The Song and Dance Ensemble of Armenia Atom Egoyan
Cinematography	Peter Mettler
Editing by	Atom Egoyan
Distributed by	Connoisseur Video
Release date(s)	November 30, 1984 (USA) (limited)
Running time	72 min.
Country	Canada
Language	English

Next of Kin is a 1984 film directed by Atom Egoyan.

Cast

• Patrick Tierney as Peter Foster/Bedros Deryan
• Berge Fazlian as George Deryan
• Sirvart Fazlian as Sonya Deryan
• Arsinée Khanjian as Azah Deryan
• Margaret Loveys as Mrs. Foster
• Thomas Tierney as Mr. Foster

Plot summary

Twenty-three-year-old Peter Foster is an only child who lives at home, where he constantly hears his parents arguing. Because Peter does nothing all day, the family goes to a clinic where a therapist videotapes them. After Peter watches his tape, he views the tape of a troubled Armenian family, who gave their only son away for adoption when they arrived in Canada. Peter decides to visit this family, and he pretends to be their son, Bedros Deryan. The Deryan family welcomes him with open arms, and Peter tries to patch up the poor relationship between George Deryan and his daughter Azah.

DVD release

Next of Kin was first made commercially available via a DVD set along with Egoyan's second full-length film, Family Viewing.

External links

• Next of Kin at the Internet Movie Database
• Next of Kin at AllRovi
• Next of Kin/Family Viewing at Rotten Tomatoes