The Beaver
He's here to save Walter's life.
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5/5/2011Runtime
91 minsGenres
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Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.
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A raw, uncomfortable portrait of depression told through an unconventional lens: a man finds a fragile lifeline in a beaver puppet while his family watches him struggle to stay afloat. It's deeply sad but grounded in genuine moments of connection.
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