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From Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne (»Sideways«, »Election«) comes a realistic, bubbly meditation on family and responsibility with this mature, well-acted dramatic comedy set in Hawaii. Capturing the unpredictable messiness of life with eloquence and uncommon grace, the film depicts the sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (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. 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. A tough, tender, observant, exquisitely nuanced portrait of mixed emotions at their most confounding and profound.


Ein Familienvater auf Hawaii (George Clooney), der in seine Vaterrolle neu hineinwachsen muss, als seine Frau ins Koma fällt. Ein äusserst sympathischer Familienfilm zwischen bissigem Humor und herzerwärmender Menschlichkeit. Regisseur A. Payne ('About Schmidt') überzeugt erneut.