The Master (15)
Synopsis
A dazzling portrait of a cult leader and his pupil from the director of 'There Will Be Blood'. In the years after WWII, a generation of ex-military drifters are seeking ways to re-integrate with society. One of these is troubled Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix), a Navy veteran with a drink problem and a nervous condition. The itinerant Freddie eventually stumbles aboard a classy ship bound for New York. Here he encounters Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the charismatic intellectual leader of a religious cult called The Cause. Dodd provides Freddie with the guidance he craves and the two men strike up a powerful mentor/pupil relationship. But then Dodd's mini-me son Val (Jesse Plemons) tells Freddie that his father is just making up his teachings as he goes along. This provokes a major crisis. Visionary director Paul Thomas Anderson's stunning, multi-faceted follow-up to 'There Will Be Blood' is one of the most talked-about movies of the year.
Starring
Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Running Time
144 minutes
Genre
Drama
Release date
2nd November 2012
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