Mike Mills’ touching indie comedy/drama Beginners is based on his own life experiences, in particular his relationship with his father. Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor channel a father and son dynamic for the June 3, 2011 theatrical release.
The R-rated comedy/drama also stars Melanie Laurent as Anna, Goran Visnjic as Andy, Kai Lennox as Elliot, Mary Page Keller as Georgia, and Keegan Boos as the young Oliver. China Shavers, Melissa Tang, Amanda Payton, Lou Taylor Pucci, Reynaldo Pacheco, Jodi Long, and Bruce French are also featured.
Official Synopsis: Oliver (McGregor) meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna (Laurent) only months after his father Hal (Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who – following 44 years of marriage – came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal’s new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they’d ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.
