"One family. Infinite degrees of separation."
Margot Zeller is a short story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's wedding to unemployed musician/artist/depressive Malcolm at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of support. What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics.
Nicole Kidman
Margot
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Pauline
Jack Black
Malcolm
John Turturro
Jim
Ciarán Hinds
Dick Koosman
Zane Pais
Claude
Flora Cross
Ingrid
Halley Feiffer
Maisy Koosman
Ashlie Atkinson
Becky
Margot Zeller is a short story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's wedding to unemployed musician/artist/depressive Malcolm at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of support. What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics.
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