The Descendants

Release	November 23, 2011 (Limited)
Cast	George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Matthew Lillard, Mary Birdsong, Nick Krause
Director	Alexander Payne
Writer	Kaui Hart Hemmings, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Genres	Comedy, Drama
Studio	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Length	115 mins.
Website	www.foxsearchlight.com/thedescendants

Synopsis

From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning SIDEWAYS, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

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