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Wildlife (2018)

Wildlife poster
Directed by
Paul Dano
Cast
Ichihara Hayato, Tamayama Tetsuji, Naka Riisa, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Emoto Akira
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 784 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy watches his parents' marriage fall apart in 1960s Montana. His mother becomes increasingly restless and distant while his father struggles with his own ambitions.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatetensebleakvisually understatedemotionalquietly devastating

What happens

Wildlife is a 2018 American drama film directed and co-produced by Paul Dano, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Dano and Zoe Kazan, based on the 1990 novel by Richard Ford. It stars Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal (who also co-produced), Ed Oxenbould, and Bill Camp. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2018, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on October 19, 2018. It received critical acclaim, with praise for Dano's direction and the performances of Mulligan, Gyllenhaal, and Oxenbould. It was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Feature and Best Female Lead for Mulligan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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