Taglines: A family united by the past. Divided by the present.
What They Had Movie Storyline. When her Alzheimer’s-suffering mother, Ruth, wanders into a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Bridget Ertz travels back to her hometown to help her brother convince their father to put Ruth in a nursing home and face the end of their life-long love affair.
What They Had is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko, and starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga, Josh Lucas, Sarah Sutherland, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Aimee Garcia, Jennifer Robideau, and Isabeau Dornevil.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018, and was released in the United States on October 19, 2018 by Bleecker Street. In May 2017, Bleecker Street acquired domestic distribution rights to the film. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018. What They Had was initially scheduled for release on March 16, 2018, but was pushed back to October 19, 2018.
What They Had (2018)
Directed by: Elizabeth Chomko
Starring: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga, Josh Lucas, Sarah Sutherland, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Aimee Garcia, Jennifer Robideau, Isabeau Dornevil
Screenplay by: Elizabeth Chomko
Production Design by: Christopher Stull
Cinematography by: Roberto Schaefer
Film Editing by: Tom McArdle
Costume Design by: Anne Dawson
Set Decoration by: Caitlin Laingen, Kellie Jo Tinney
Music by: Danny Mulhern
MPAA Rating: R for language including a brief sexual reference.
Distributed by: Bleecker Street
Release Date: October 19, 2018
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