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.

The bittersweet comedy drama "The Descendants" stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Nick Krause, Amara Miller, Mary Birdsong, Rob Huebel and Patricia Hastie. The film is directed by Alexander Payne ("Sideways", "About Schmidt"), who also co-wrote the screennplay, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings.

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Distributor: Forum Cinemas AS - ESTONIA
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: George Clooney, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Scott Michael Morgan, Scott Morgan
Links: Official Website

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