The Descendants (2011)

A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.

Release Date: December 16th, 2011

Director: Alexander Payne

Writers: Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Nat Faxon

Actors: Amara Miller, Beau Bridges, Carmen Kaichi, George Clooney, Grace A. Cruz, Karen Kuioka Hironaga, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Kim Gennaula, Matt Corboy, Matt Esecson, Michael Ontkean, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Shailene Woodley, Stanton Johnston

Genre: Comedy, Drama

MPAA Rating: R

Official site: www.foxsearchlight.com

Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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The Descendants | 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.