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Fireflies in the Garden is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 11 october 2011 with Ryan Reynolds

Fireflies in the Garden (2008)

Fireflies in the Garden
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Released in USA 11 october 2011
Length 1h38
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating63% 3.1979853.1979853.1979853.1979853.197985

Fireflies in the Garden is a 2008 drama film starring Willem Dafoe, Ryan Reynolds, and Julia Roberts. Written and directed by Dennis Lee, the film premiered at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival and released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2011.

Fireflies in the Garden is set in the present day, and revolves around three generations of a family, with flash-backs to their growing up. A major focus is on domineering father Charles and his strained relationships with son Michael, sister-in-law Jane and other family members.

A terrible accident on the way to a family reunion with Charles and wife Lisa at Jane's house, and the ensuing funeral set the scene for Michael to discover/uncover much about the inner lives and affairs of this family and finding a route to reconciliation.

Synopsis

Set in the present with extensive flash-backs to the past, this film revolves around two generations of an extended family: domineering father, English professor Charles (Willem Dafoe), his wife Lisa (Julia Roberts), their son Michael (young: Cayden Boyd; adult: Ryan Reynolds) and daughter Ryne (Shannon Lucio); as well as Lisa's (much younger) sister Jane (young: Hayden Panettiere; adult: Emily Watson), her husband Jimmy (George Newbern), their son Christopher (Chase Ellison) and daughter Leslie (Brooklynn Proulx). Included in the family mix is Michael's ex-wife Kelly (Carrie-Anne Moss).

Actors

Ryan Reynolds

(Michael Waechter)
Willem Dafoe

(Charles Waechter)
Emily Watson

(Jane Lawrence)
Julia Roberts

(Lisa Waechter)
Carrie-Anne Moss

(Kelly Hanson)
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