what could the film the squid and the whale be about . be it an animated tale of two amphibian . an adventure . certainly boast an odd name and this movie be about a brooklyn family in 1986 and which be split through divorce . their two son be leave in the middle and go back and forth in the joint custody agree upon . jeff daniel and laura linney play the parent and both writer and and they paint their character skillfully and with genuine performance . he claim to have once be a great novelist and and she be now a successful author on her own . the son work out their own confusion in their dealing with girl they like . the two actor play the son be also very convince . one of them be kevin kline real life son and owen . if you have be in a family that have experience divorce and this will touch a nerve . a very accessible character study and explore the complexity and inner working of a broken family . we be privileged to see behind closed door and see an authentic portrait . full of humor and poignant moment and rat r .