The U.S. Dramatic category has a stellar lineup of films including “The Hero,” starring Sam Elliott and Nick Offerman. Lee (Elliott) lives in the past, recounting his glory days, but a cancer diagnosis shakes him to the core, pushing him to make amends with his estranged daughter and find a way to make a mark on this world. “Landline” reunites director Gillian Robespierre and comedic actress Jenny Slate (“Obvious Child”) in this promising dramatic comedy tackling family dynamics in Manhattan 1995---before pervasive cell phone usage. Secrets and dysfunctional relationships tip the scales of honesty revealing their deepest insecurities.
The Hero
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