The story follows Matt King (George Clooney), a Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a vast family land trust on Kauai. His life is thrown into chaos after a boating accident leaves his wife, Elizabeth, in an irreversible coma.
As Matt struggles to reconnect with his two daughters—the rebellious 17-year-old Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and the younger Scottie (Amara Miller)—he discovers from Alexandra that Elizabeth had been having an affair. This revelation prompts Matt to take his daughters on a journey across the islands to find his wife's lover, Brian Speer, while simultaneously deciding whether to sell the family’s ancestral land to developers. Paradiso Amaro Dal 17 Febbraio al Cinema Trailer
(Italian for "Bitter Paradise") is the Italian title for the 2011 Academy Award-winning film The Descendants , directed by Alexander Payne. The film is a tragicomedy set in Hawaii, based on the 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. It explores themes of family, infidelity, and the burden of heritage. Plot Summary
The story follows Matt King (George Clooney), a Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a vast family land trust on Kauai. His life is thrown into chaos after a boating accident leaves his wife, Elizabeth, in an irreversible coma.
As Matt struggles to reconnect with his two daughters—the rebellious 17-year-old Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and the younger Scottie (Amara Miller)—he discovers from Alexandra that Elizabeth had been having an affair. This revelation prompts Matt to take his daughters on a journey across the islands to find his wife's lover, Brian Speer, while simultaneously deciding whether to sell the family’s ancestral land to developers. Paradiso Amaro Dal 17 Febbraio al Cinema Trailer
(Italian for "Bitter Paradise") is the Italian title for the 2011 Academy Award-winning film The Descendants , directed by Alexander Payne. The film is a tragicomedy set in Hawaii, based on the 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. It explores themes of family, infidelity, and the burden of heritage. Plot Summary