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20th Century Women (2016)

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In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Mike Mills
  • Profile picture of Annette Bening
    Dorothea Annette Bening
  • Profile picture of Elle Fanning
    Julie Elle Fanning
  • Profile picture of Greta Gerwig
    Abbie Greta Gerwig
  • Profile picture of Billy Crudup
    William Billy Crudup
  • Profile picture of Lucas Jade Zumann
    Jamie Lucas Jade Zumann
  • Profile picture of Alison Elliott
    Julie's Mother Alison Elliott
  • Profile picture of Thea Gill
    Abbie's Mother Thea Gill
  • Profile picture of Waleed Zuaiter
    Charlie Waleed Zuaiter

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Keywords

  • parent child relationship
  • 1970s
  • balcony
  • feminism
  • punk rock
  • coming of age
  • feminist
  • free spirit
  • single mother
  • generation gap
  • santa barbara, california
  • mother son relationship
  • teenager