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With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

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Awards
Won 3 awards, including the Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (2012) and the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film (2011)
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (2012)
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Box office
Grossed $177M worldwide, about 8.9 times its $20M budget
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Based on
Based on The Descendants
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Filming locations
Filmed in Hawaii
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Setting
Set in Hawaii
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Music
Music by Craig Armstrong
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Phedon Papamichael
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Director: Alexander Payne
Writers: Alexander PayneScreenplay
Nat FaxonScreenplay
Jim RashScreenplay
Kaui Hart HemmingsNovel
Status: Released
Release date: September 9, 2011
Original language: English
Budget: $20M
Revenue: $177.2M
Countries: United States of America

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