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A high school French teacher, gives her class a translation exercise based on a real news story about a terrorist who plants a bomb in the airline luggage of his pregnant girlfriend. The assignment has a profound effect on one student, Simon, who lives with his uncle. In the course of translating, Simon re-imagines that the news item is his own family's story, with the terrorist standing in for his... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 40 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 8th, 2009 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$284,868 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"Watching Adoration is like juggling three tennis balls, a porcupine, and a graduate thesis, but eventually it finds a unifying theme..." more...
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B- |
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"...Not a movie to love, but one to think about." more...
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B- |
Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"...A muddled message for our time." more...
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C |
Filmcritic.com, Chris Cabin
"Egoyan stresses motives and deep-held emotions." more...
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C+ |
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