Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
USA
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Year
2016
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
Tender, brutal and utterly mesmerising, Kenneth Lonergan’s (Margaret, 2011, You Can Count on Me, 2000) third feature as director is a visually eloquent and emotionally devastating exploration of grief and redemption.
Casey Affleck gives an indelible, career-defining performance as the laconic, calcified Lee, a man whose spare existence is suddenly ruptured when the death of his brother, Joe (Kyle Chandler), forces him to return to the hometown he abandoned years before. Rocked by contact with his estranged ex-wife (Michelle Williams) and the revelation that Joe has made him guardian of his teenage son (Lucas Hedges), Lee’s private torment deepens.
Lonergan harnesses all the cinematic potency of the wild and durable Massachusetts locations to magnify the unfathomable inner turmoil of a man so shattered by the consequences of one single mistake that he cannot reverse his retreat from life, even when faced with the responsibility of caring for someone else.
The primary tragedy is revealed through a series of flashbacks that imbue the narrative with a foreboding urgency, often triggered by an emotional response to place, spoken exchanges, or the knowing stares and whispers of the townspeople. This is exacting filmmaking, profound and overwhelming.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Lee Chandler
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Randi Chandler
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Joe Chandler
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Patrick Chandler
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George
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Jill
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hockey coach
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Wes, Joe’s lawyer
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Sandy
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Jeffrey
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Elise
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Credits
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Direction:
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Directed by
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1st Assistant Director
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Script Supervisor
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Production:
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Production Company
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Production Company
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Production Company
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Unit Production Manager
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Location Manager
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Location Manager
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Post-production Supervisor
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Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Additional Cinematographer
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A Camera Operator
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A Camera Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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Visual Effects by
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Special Effects Supervisor
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Production Designer
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Art Director
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Costume Designer
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Make-up Department Head
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Hair Department Head
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Music by
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Music Composed and Conducted by
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Vocal Soloist
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[Production] Sound Mixer
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Sound Re-recording Mixer
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Sound Re-recording Mixer
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Supervising Sound Editor
Stunts:
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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