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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.
Director: Alexander Payne
Writers: Alexander Payne (screenplay), Nat Faxon (screenplay), and 2 more credits ยป
Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller
