Manchester by the Sea

2016
8.5
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Title: Manchester by the Sea

Original Title: Manchester by the Sea

Year: 2016

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: January 13 2017
  • United States: November 18 2016

Plot

American drama film directed and written by Kenneth Lonergan ('Margaret', 'You Can Count on Me') starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Tate Donovan and Lucas Hedges.

'Manchester by the Sea' tells the story of Lee Chandler (Affleck), a caretaker who is forced to return to his hometown after the death of his brother Joe (Chandler). However, this is not the only problem he will face: Lee will become the legal guardian of his son and he' will meet his ex-wife Randi (Williams) and the community of North Shore.

'Manchester by the Sea', which has the soundtrack of Lesley Barber , was released at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and received very good reviews. The movie is distributed by Amazon.

Awards

  • 2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 7 2
  • 2017 Golden Globes: 5 1
  • 2017 BAFTA Awards: 9 2

Cast

Director:

Kenneth Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan

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Trivia

In the 2014 Blacklist of the "most liked"

The screenplay for ''Manchester by the Sea'' was featured in the 2014 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

Casey Affleck is vegan

When Patrick opens the freezer in the kitchen, you can see Gardein products in the door. Gardein makes vegan meat substitutes. The film's lead, Casey Affleck, is a vegan and might have been involved in the placement of the products.

A real town

"Manchester-by-the-sea" is a real town on the north shore of Massachusetts.

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