Four generations of the Balsano family gather for what may be the last Christmas in their family home. As they lose themselves in rowdy celebration, cousins Emily and Michelle sneak away to a winter wonderland, where suburban teenagers find their rebellious paradise.

Destined to become a perennial favourite in the yuletide canon, this nostalgic bauble from director Tyler Taormina sparkles with festive magic. A multigenerational portrait of a sprawling Italian-American family, Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point is an effervescent celebration of suburban life.