directed by: Ron Howard, year: 2020
actors: Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett

Hillbilly Elegy follows Yale student and aspiring lawyer J.D. Vance as he navigates a clash between his upward-bound ambitions and the stubborn pull of his Appalachian family. When his mother Bev and grandmother Bonnie battle addiction, poverty, and loyalty, J.D. must decide whether to cling to home or forge a new path. Directed by Ron Howard, the Netflix drama adapts J.D. Vance’s memoir, weaving intimate family portraits with social upheaval.

Memoir, Drama, Biographical Drama, Film Adaptation, Family Saga