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Serena

Serena

Some loves can never let go.

20145.61h 49m

Overview

North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.

Directed by Susanne Bier
Written by Christopher Kyle, Ron Rash
Produced by Susanne Bier, Todd Wagner, Ron Halpern
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $5.1M

Top Cast

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

George Pemberton

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence

Serena Pemberton

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Galloway

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Sheriff McDowell

Blake Ritson

Blake Ritson

Lowenstein

Sean Harris

Sean Harris

Campbell

Sam Reid

Sam Reid

Vaughn

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield

Agatha

Douglas Hodge

Douglas Hodge

Horace Kephart

Kim Bodnia

Kim Bodnia

Abe Hermann

Themes & Keywords

empiresheriffcorruptionmountainmarriagewildernessambitionnorth carolinamurderdebthuntingwoman directorlogging1920s

About Serena

Serena is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of empire, sheriff, corruption, mountain, marriage, wilderness. Directed by Susanne Bier, it stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Rhys Ifans. North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.

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