Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013
© 2013 August OC Films, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Plot Summary
Academy Award® Winners Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts star in the darkly hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives converge when a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them. Based on Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, Director John Wells skillfully translates from stage to screen, leading an all-star cast that includes Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Sam Shepard and Misty Upham.
剧情简介
　　Beverly和Violet（梅丽尔·斯特里普 Meryl Streep 饰）是一对老夫妻了，如今的他们，一个靠喝酒，另一个靠嗑药来维持这段夫妻关系。一天早上，Beverly出了家门后就再也没回来，Violet只能把他们的三个女儿还有她的表妹、表妹夫叫到家里来。二女儿Ivy来到了，之后大女儿Barbara（朱莉娅·罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰）和丈夫Bill（伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰）也带着14岁的女儿远道而来。噩耗随即传来，警察在湖里发现了Beverly的尸体，死因是自杀。小女儿Karen带着未婚夫赶到了葬礼。葬礼后的餐桌上，嗑药过头的Violet开始发脾气，而各怀心事的女儿们也如坐针毡。大女儿Barbara受不了母亲的刻薄，两人大声争吵起来，这个家庭潜藏着的种种矛盾和那些刻意隐瞒的真相也渐渐显露出来......
　　本剧改编自同名话剧，由原话剧作者Tracy Letts改编为电影剧本。
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