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The Master

Year
2012
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Runtime
137 min
Genre
Drama
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Synopsis

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

Festival record

  • VEN 12 · Silver Lion Best Director, Volpi Cup Best Actor
  • LFF 12
  • CAN 12

Venice 2012: Silver Lion Best Director, Volpi Cup Best Actor.

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Cast

  • Joaquin PhoenixFreddie Quell
  • Philip Seymour HoffmanLancaster Dodd
  • Amy AdamsPeggy Dodd
  • Rami MalekClark
  • Laura DernHelen Sullivan
  • Jesse PlemonsVal Dodd
  • Ambyr ChildersElizabeth Dodd
  • Madisen BeatyDoris Solstad
  • Kevin J. O'ConnorBill White
  • Patty McCormackMildred Drummond

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