The Kids Are All Right

Year: 2010

Actors: Josh Hutcherson, Mark Ruffalo, Annette Bening, Julianne Moore

Duration: 106 min

In Los Angeles, the lesbians Jules and Nicole "Nic" are mothers of the eighteen year-old Joni Mitchell and fifteen year-old Laser that have been conceived by the same sperm donor for the artificial insemination. Nic is a doctor; Jules is a housewife graduated in architecture and has just started a gardening business but she is not supported by Nic and has no clients; Joni has joined the college; and Laser is in high-school. Out of the blue, Joni decides to seek out her biological father and she finds Paul, who is a businessman with a restaurant and a nontrangenic plantation. After the first encounter, they invite Paul to have dinner with their family and Paul hires Jules to transform his back garden. Paul gets close to Joni and Laser and has a love affair with Jules. He falls in love for her, but Jules still loves Nic. Meanwhile Nic feels that she is losing her authority with the children and is jealous of Paul. How will this triangle of love end?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genre: Action   Comedy   Drama   Romance