Serena
5.6/10
Rating
109 min
Runtime
2014
Release Year
Susanne Bier
Director
Cast
Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Rhys Ifans, Toby Jones, Blake Ritson
Quick Synopsis
In the late 1920s, George and Serena Pemberton, newly married and deeply in love, start building a timber business in the mountains of North Carolina. Serena quickly shows she can handle the tough work alongside the men, managing loggers, hunting snakes, and even rescuing someone in the wilderness. As their timber empire grows, the couple becomes powerful and determined to protect their relationship and ambitions. However, when Serena uncovers secrets from George's past and confronts a difficult personal fate, their strong marriage begins to fall apart, leading to a serious and dramatic confrontation.
Detailed Synopsis of Serena
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.
