Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

1986 , one in Park Slope , Brooklyn , lived Berkman , by her husband , Bernard ( Jeff Daniels ornaments ) , his wife, Joan ( Laura Lynn ni decoration) , eldest son Walt ( Jesse Eisenberg decoration) and small son, Frank ( Owen Kline ornaments ) the formation of four at home , is giving birth to a family crisis . The scene at the beginning of the movie , a person is to play tennis , so his wife could attend Bernard with strong emotions smash , and finally broke . It seems the breakdown of their marriage , have been in close proximity ......