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“Housekeeping for Beginners” unfolds in a very organic way. There are no random prose dumps to explain characters’ backstories or provide broader context. You will have to deduce what is happening from the way people interact.

In lesser hands, this chaos might tumble into melodrama or farce. But Stolevski’s actors deliver such naturalistic performances, and he writes such specific dialogue...

Well intentioned, but ultimately self-defeating, the queer family custody drama Housekeeping for Beginners tries to look at a well known, melodramatic plot from a different perspective, but ends up doing curiously little with it.

Housekeeping for Beginners doesn't need to say or explain much to make its point.

The Macedonian setting adds a culturally specific twist allowing for more shades and layers for these people. It is familiar (the character arcs and growth are exactly what’s expected), although it feels fresh and blisteringly real with a stellar ensemble