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Title:

The descendants [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents an Ad Hominem Enterprises production ; produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor ; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash ; directed by Alexander Payne.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

[DVD+Digital copy disc]

Publisher:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Boating accidents--Drama.
Families--Drama.
Fathers and daughters--Drama.
Parent and child--Drama.
Families of royal descent--Hawaii--Drama.
Hawaii--Drama.
Padre e hija--Teatro.
Familias--Teatro.
Hawaii--Teatro.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Authors:

Hemmings, Kaui Hart. Descendants.
Payne, Alexander, 1961-
Faxon, Nat.
Rash, Jim, 1970-
Burke, Jim.
Taylor, Jim, 1962-
Clooney, George.
Woodley, Shailene.
Miller, Amara.
Krause, Nick.
Bridges, Beau.
Greer, Judy, 1971-
Ad Hominem Enterprises (Firm)
Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

Notes:

Title from container. George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer. Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings.

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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)780320421

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)