Starring: Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams
Director: Derek Cianfrance

An intimate, shattering portrait of a disintegrating marriage, the film captures both the promise of new romance and the brutal heartbreak that comes with fading love. Dean and Cindy are a young, working class married couple with a small daughter. Despite their relatively tender ages, they are both ravaged by the life they've eked out together and by the experiences they've had leading into their marriage, as both come from less than harmonious backgrounds. Michelle Williams' incredible performance as Cindy earned her a Best Actress Academy Award nomination, and she was recognized at numerous awards shows.