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THE DINNER (Past Film)
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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 120 minutes

Log Line

Herman Koch’s sensational worldwide bestseller comes to the big screen with a star-studded US film adapted and directed by visionary Oren Moverman. Deliciously twisted, witty and provocative, The Dinner is a frighteningly dramatic and darkly comic story of contemporary families.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2016 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2016 (Line up)
  • AFM 2016 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2017 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Oren MOVERMAN
Writer(s) : Oren MOVERMAN
Cast : Richard GERE, Steve COOGAN, Laura LINNEY, Rebecca HALL, Chloe SEVIGNY

Producer(s) : Cotty CHUBB, Laurence INGLEE, Eddie VAISMAN, Julia LEBEDEV

Synopsis

Paula and Claire Lohman (Steve Coogan and Laura Linney) are having dinner with Paul's politician brother Stan and his wife Katelyn (Richard Gere and Rebecca Hall), but as the evening in a chic restaurant progresses, dark secrets emerge about their respective children. A monstrous crime has been committed by the Lohman Kids and the two couples are divided on how to handle the situation.

The question is: how far are parents prepared to go to protect their children?

Production

Country(ies) : USA

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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2017 Competition


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