Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning and Theo James star in the critically-acclaimed, audience sensation “The Benefactor”
A newly married couple (Fanning and James) are forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of a powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist (brilliantly played by Richard Gere).
In “The Benefactor”, an iconoclastic philanthropist, Franny (Gere), survives a devastating accident that kills his two best friends. But four years later, he is still struggling with the guilt and pain. When his late friends’ daughter Olivia resurfaces with a new husband and a baby on the way, Franny tries to overcome his emotional and physical suffering by inserting himself into their lives.
Outrageously charming and limitlessly infuriating, Franny hands his young friends undreamt-of opportunities while attempting to micromanage their lives in ever more intrusive ways. “The Benefactor” is a bravura portrait of a larger-than-life personality in crisis. Now, Franny’s looking back and searching for meaning at an age when you’re expected to have that all figured out.