American Pastoral (2016)

Directed by

Ewan McGregor

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 745 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father searches for his daughter after she becomes a fugitive linked to a violent political act. The story follows his struggle to understand how his ideal American family fell apart.

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What happens

American Pastoral is a 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor (in his feature directorial debut) and written by John Romano, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker and David Strathairn. Principal photography began on September 21, 2015, in Pittsburgh. The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21, 2016, by Lionsgate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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