Year: 2012
Country: USA
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand
Genre: comedy, drama, romance
Runtime: 94 min.
Age: 12+
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, as a young boy and girl fall in love they are moved to run away together. Various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down -- which might not be such a bad thing.
Awards & Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival - Nominee: Palme d'Or; Winner: Palme de Whiskers
Academy Awards, USA - Nominee: Oscar (Best Writing, Original Screenplay)
BAFTA Awards, Nominee - Best Original Screenplay
Independent Spirit Awards, Nominee - Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Male
Golden Globes, USA, Nominee - Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical