In 2014 's '' The Giver '' , a motion picture adaptation of the young adult novel , Streep played a community leader . Set in 2048 , the social science fiction film recounts the story of a post-apocalyptic community without war , pain , suffering , differences or choice , where a young boy is chosen to learn the real world . Streep was aware of the book before being offered the role by co-star and producer Jeff Bridges . Upon its release , '' The Giver '' was met with generally mixed to negative reviews from critics . Streep also had a small role in the period drama film '' The Homesman '' ( 2014 ) . Set in the 1850s midwest , the film stars Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones as an unusual pair who help three women driven to madness by the frontier to get back East . Streep does not appear until near the end of the film , playing a preacher 's wife , who takes the women into care . '' The Homesman '' premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where it garnered largely positive reviews from critics
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Meryl Streep