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Descendants, The Poster

DESCENDANTS, THE (2011)

Country:	United States Location: Hawaii
Genre:	Comedy, Drama, Family

Credits

Production Company:	Ad Hominem Enterprises Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director:	Alexander Payne
Producer:	Jim Burke Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Writer: Book:	Kaui Kaui Hart Hemmings
Writer: Screenplay:	Alexander Payne
Writer: Adaptation:	Nat Faxon Jim Rash
Cast:	George Clooney Robert Forster
	Beau Bridges Judy Greer Matthew Lillard

Synopsis: The Descendants is a story about an unconventional family forced to come together and re-create its own legacy. Matthew King was once considered one of the most fortunate men in Hawaii. His missionary ancestors were financially and culturally progressive–one even married a Hawaiian princess, making Matt a royal descendant and one of the state’s largest landowners. Now his luck has changed. His two daughters are out of control: Ten-year-old Scottie is a smart-ass with a desperate need for attention, and seventeen-year-old Alex, a former model, is a recovering drug addict. Matt’s charismatic, thrill-seeking, high-maintenance wife, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident and will soon be taken off life support. The Kings can hardly picture life without her, but as they come to terms with this tragedy, their sadness is mixed with a sense of freedom that shames them–and spurs them into surprising actions.

Comment: Based on Kaui Hart Hemmings' debut novel of the same name

SBD Review: 3 stars


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