Interview: Casey Affleck Stars in the Oscar-Worthy ‘Manchester by the Sea’

Manchester by the Sea stars Affleck, Williams, Lucas Hedges and more!

Dave Morales sat down with Manchester by the Sea stars Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in this backstage interview to talk about how long they’ve known each other, working with award-winning writer and director Kenneth Lonergan and more.

“The script does so much for you… Kenny (the director) is really brilliant,” Affleck explained. “He’s not just a good writer; he really knows how to direct actors and help everyone get where they need to be.”

The film’s synopsis:

After the death of his older brother Joe, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked that Joe has made him sole guardian of his teenage nephew Patrick. Taking leave of his job as a janitor in Boston, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea, the fishing village where his working-class family has lived for generations. There, he is forced to deal with a past that separated him from his wife, Randi (Michelle Williams), and the community where he was born and raised.

Watch the full interview with Affleck and Williams below: