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The Descendants is a 2011 American drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash is based on the novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard and Robert Forster, and was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures in the United States on November 18, 2011 after being screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.Tracing the journey of land baron Matt King who struggles with unexpected occurrences in his monotonous life, The Descendants was released to positive reviews from critics and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as two Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture – Drama and Best Actor – Drama for Clooney.
Movie Details :
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Produced by: Jim Burke,Alexander Payne,Jim Taylor,
Screenplay by :Alexander Payne,Nat Faxon,Jim Rash,
Based on :The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Starring :George Clooney,Shailene Woodley,Beau Bridges,Judy Greer,
Matthew Lillard,Robert Forster,
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Edited by: Kevin Tent
Production company :Ad Hominem Enterprises
Distributed by :Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates :September 10, 2011 (TIFF),November 18, 2011 (United States),
Running time: 115 minutes
Country :United States
Language :English
Story About :
The Descendants Matthew "Matt" King (George Clooney) is a Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a family trust of 25,000 pristine acres on Kauai islad. The land has great monetary value, but is also a family legacy. While Matt has always ably managed his own finances, most of his cousins have squandered their inheritances. With the trust expiring in seven years due to the rule against perpetuities, the King clan is pressuring Matt to sell the land for tens of millions of dollars. Amidst these discussions, a boating accident has rendered Matt's wife, Elizabeth comatose.With Elizabeth hospitalized, Matt is forced to cope with his two troubled daughters, 10-year-old Scottie (Amara Miller) who seeks attention by bullying other children, and 17-year-old Alex (Shailene Woodley) who has been in drug rehab. Doctors determine that Elizabeth's coma is irreversible and her living will directs all life support to be discontinued. When Matt tells Alex, she reveals that Elizabeth was having an affair at the time of the accident, causing a major rift between mother and daughter.Two close family friends tell Matt that Elizabeth was unhappy and wanted to leave him for her lover, Brian Speer (Matthew Lillard), a real estate agent. After Matt arranges for friends to bid Elizabeth goodbye, he decides Speer should also have an opportunity. He and the girls, and also Alex's slacker friend Sid (Nick Krause), travel to Kauai to find Brian. While there, Matt's cousin, Hugh (Beau Bridges) mentions that Brian is brother-in-law to Don Hollitzer, the developer the family wants to sell the land to. Brian stands to make a small fortune from the sales commission.