The Beaver

(2011)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 954 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2011

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: United Arab Emirates, United States of America

Director: Джоди Фостер

Cast: Мел Гибсон, Джоди Фостер, Антон Ельчин, Riley Thomas Stewart, Дженнифер Лоуренс, Kelly Coffield Park, Закари Бут, Черри Джонс, Jeff Corbett, Baylen Thomas

Plot

Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.

Walter Black ('Mel Gibson') is depressed and sleeps most of the day. It's driving his family crazy, and his wife Meredith (Jodie Foster) kicks him out. Walter starts carrying a beaver puppet and tries to commit suicide (unsuccessfully). He uses the puppet to talk to himself, trying to bolster his spirits, and is trying to rebuild his life. Through the beaver, the family begins to learn about Walter's history and problems, and as he continues rebuilding, the beaver shows us all a way to cope.