Directed by:
Alexander PayneCinematography:
Phedon PapamichaelCast:
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Beau Bridges, Matt Corboy, Michael Ontkean, Tom McTigue (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
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