The Beaver

A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating. 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.

Keywords

  • Festival de Cannes

Actors

  • Riley Thomas Stewart
  • Jennifer Lawrence
  • Jodie Foster
  • Zachary Booth
  • Mel Gibson
  • Anton Yelchin

Director

  • Jodie Foster

Drama


1h 30min


-10

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United States
2011
A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating.

A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communicating.


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.

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