The Beaver (2011)

91 min · Marital Tragedy, comedy film, drama film

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Directors

Jodie Foster

Cast

Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Riley Thomas Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence, Zachary Booth, Michelle Ang, Michael Rivera, Jeff Corbett, Kris Arnold

The story

Walter Black is a depressed CEO of Jerry Co., a toy company nearing bankruptcy. He is kicked out by his wife, to the relief of their elder son Porter. Walter moves into a hotel.

Catalogue themes and tags

Beaver, Coming Of Age, Depression, Fernsehbranche, Gegenwart, Husband Wife Relationship, Identity, Jugendliche, Krise, Marital Neglect, Mortification, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic, Talkshow, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, vater-sohn, Black comedy, Drama, Comedy

Genres

Marital Tragedy, comedy film, drama film

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