Next of Kin
Directed by	Atom Egoyan
Written by	Atom Egoyan
Produced by	Atom Egoyan
Starring	Patrick Tierney Berge Fazlian Sirvart Fazlian Arsinée Khanjian
Cinematography	Peter Mettler
Edited by	Atom Egoyan
Music by	The Song and Dance Ensemble of Armenia Atom Egoyan
Distributed by	Connoisseur Video
Release date	November 30, 1984 (1984-11-30) (United States)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Next of Kin is a 1984 film directed by Atom Egoyan. It is Egoyan's first feature film and won two prizes at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg^[1] and was nominated for Best Achievement in Direction at the 8th Genie Awards.^[2]

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.

Cast

DVD release

Next of Kin was first made commercially available via a DVD set along with Egoyan's second full-length film, Family Viewing. It was also released in the U.K. in BD and DVD by Curzon Artificial Eye.