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The descendants

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...

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Corporate Author: Ad Hominem Enterprises (Firm), Dune Entertainment., Little Blair Productions., Ingenious Film Partners (Firm), Fox Searchlight Pictures., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Other Authors: Payne, Alexander, 1961- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), Faxon, Nat. (Screenwriter), Rash, Jim, 1970- (Screenwriter), Burke, Jim. (Producer), Taylor, Jim, 1962- (Producer), Clooney, George. (Actor), Woodley, Shailene. (Actor), Miller, Amara. (Actor), Bridges, Beau. (Actor), Greer, Judy, 1975- (Actor), Hemmings, Kaui Hart.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Spanish
French
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2012.
Subjects:
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Husband and wife > Drama.
Parent and child > Drama.
Mothers > Death > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Boating accidents > Drama.
Families of royal descent > Hawaii > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Hawaii > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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.
Item Description: Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Extras: Everybody loves George; Working with Alexander; Hawaiian style.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1); 5.1 Dolby Digital, Descriptive audio 5.1, Dolby surround, dual layer.
Audience: MPAA rating: R; language including some sexual references CHV rating: 14A; mature theme, coarse language.
Awards: Nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Academy Awards, 2012: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Kevin Tent.

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