The Descendants
- Release Date
- September 9, 2011
- Director
- Alexander Payne
- Cast
- George Clooney , Shailene Woodley , Amara Miller , Nick Krause , Patti Hastie , Grace A. Cruz
- Runtime
- 115
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Alexander Payne , Nat Faxon , Jim Rash , Kaui Hart Hemmings
- Tagline
- Coming soon.
Summary
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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