The Squid and the Whale
Joint custody blows.
ComedyDramauniformnew york citymuseumcoming of agewriterprivatebrooklyn, new york citytrystsemi autobiographicalbroken family1980s
A semi-autobiographical, darkly comic coming-of-age story about two brothers navigating their parents' divorce in 1980s Brooklyn, balancing humor with genuine emotional pain.
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
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