Wakefield

Wakefield

Howard Wakefield has, at first glance, an ideal life: a wonderful beautiful wife and two beautiful daughters, an elite job as a lawyer in Manhattan, an excellent house in the suburbs of New York. Most people only dream about this! One day, returning home, a raccoon was on his way. Howard chased after the animal and found himself in the attic of the garage, from the window of which everything that happens in his house is perfectly visible. The man has an idea: what if he leaves his family for a while to see what they will do without him? How will the life of the family change without Howard? And he stayed in the same attic to watch over his family for days, weeks, months... Is there any point in returning? Read more The director and screenwriter of the film is Robin Swicord. As a director, she previously worked on the project "Life according to Jane Austen" (2007), and as a screenwriter she was involved in the films "Practical Magic" (1998), "Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005), "The Mysterious Story of Benjamin Button" (2008, nominated for an Oscar for "Best Adapted Screenplay"). Bryan Cranston played the main role in the film. He is known for the films "Operation "Argo"" (2012), "Trumbo" (2015, nominated for the "Oscar" for the "Best Actor"), the TV series "Letting go of the shore". The film also starred: Beverly D'Angelo ("Hair" (1979), "Christmas Vacation" (1989), "American Story X" (1998)), Jennifer Garner ("Juno" (2007), "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013), the series "Spy"), Jason O'Mara ("Life on Mars"). The premiere of the film took place on September 2, 2016 at the International Film Festival in Telluride, USA. Film critics at http://www.metacritic.com gave the film a score of 62/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 74% positive reviews (43/58).