The descendants, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents an Ad Hominem Enterprises Production ; an Alexander Payne film ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; directed by Alexander Payne
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The descendants, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents an Ad Hominem Enterprises Production ; an Alexander Payne film ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; directed by Alexander Payne
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R, for language including some sexual references
Main title
The descendants
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Fox Searchlight Pictures presents an Ad Hominem Enterprises Production ; an Alexander Payne film ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; directed by Alexander Payne
Runtime
115
Summary
Matt King is 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
Technique
live action
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Genre
Subject
- DVD-Video discs
- Fathers and daughters -- Drama
- Mothers + Death -- Drama
- Boating accidents -- Drama
- Husband and wife -- Drama
- Choice (Psychology) -- Drama
- Decision making -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Parent and child -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Families -- Drama
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Life change events -- Drama
- Hawaii -- Drama
- Families of royal descent -- Hawaii -- Drama
Content
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor12
- Genre6
- Subject19
- DVD-Video discs
- Fathers and daughters -- Drama
- Mothers + Death -- Drama
- Boating accidents -- Drama
- Husband and wife -- Drama
- Choice (Psychology) -- Drama
- Decision making -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Parent and child -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Families -- Drama
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Life change events -- Drama
- Hawaii -- Drama
- Families of royal descent -- Hawaii -- Drama
- Content1