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In Jesse Eisenberg's tragicomic first film as director, Julianne Moore and STRANGER THINGS star Finn Wolfhard shine as an estranged mother and son.
Evelyn has made it her life's work to help people in difficult situations -- but she can't seem to find a way to approach to her own son, Ziggy, who is a rising star on the Internet. This film paints a funny and at the same time incisive portrait of two people who at first glance appear to be opposites, but who in the end are perhaps more alike than they would care to admit.
Meet the director
Jesse Adam Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg, born in 1983, is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker who made his television debut with the comedy-drama series GET REAL (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film ROGER DODGER (2002), he appeared in THE EMPEROR'S CLUB (2002), THE VILLAGE (2004), THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005), and THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS (2007). In 2009, Eisenberg had his breakthrough with starring roles in the comedy-drama film ADVENTURELAND, and the horror comedy ZOMBIELAND. The role of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) earned Eisenberg nominations for the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for best actor. He has since starred in the Woody Allen films TO ROME WITH LOVE (2012) and CAFÉ SOCIETY (2016), the heist films NOW YOU SEE ME (2013), its 2016 sequel, and Kelly Reichardt's drama NIGHT MOVES (2013). He portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero film BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE in 2016 and reprised the role in JUSTICE LEAGUE (2017). Eisenberg played the leading role in Riley Stearns's THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, which was the opening film at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN in 2019. WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD is Jesse Eisenberg's first film as director.