20th Century Women
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20th Century Women (2016)

15
10/02/2017 (GB)
Drama
1h 59m

Overview

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

  • Mike MillsDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $7,000,000

  • Revenue

    $5,664,764

Keywords

  • parent child relationship
  • 1970s
  • balcony
  • feminism
  • punk rock
  • coming of age
  • feminist
  • free spirit
  • single mother
  • generation gap
  • santa barbara, california
  • mother son relationship
  • teenager

Top Billed Cast

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Dorothea

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Julie

Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Abbie

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

William

Lucas Jade Zumann

Lucas Jade Zumann

Jamie

Alison Elliott

Alison Elliott

Julie's Mother

Thea Gill

Thea Gill

Abbie's Mother

Vitaly Andrew LeBeau

Young Jamie

Olivia Hone

Julie's Sister

Waleed Zuaiter

Waleed Zuaiter

Charlie

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