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Directed by | Mike Mills |
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Written by | Mike Mills |
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Cinematography | Kasper Tuxen |
Edited by | Olivier Bugge Coutté |
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Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.2 million[2] |
Box office | $14.3 million[2] |
Beginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. It tells the story of Oliver, a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, Hal, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman, Anna, dealing with father issues of her own. The film is based on the coming out of Mills' own father at the age of 75, five years before his death.[3]
Beginners premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, where the Los Angeles Times heralded it as a "heady, heartfelt film" with a cast who have "a strong sense of responsibility to their real-world counterparts".[4] Christopher Plummer received numerous accolades for his performance, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.