In 1979 Santa Barbara, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields’ home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbor – to help with Jamie’s upbringing.

20th Century Women premiered at the New York Film Festival in 2016. It was was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards – Best Motion Picture and Best Actress for Annette Bening – as well as Best Original Screenplay at the 89th Academy Awards.

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