| Description |
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the idea by Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro González Iñárritu. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; edited by, Stephen Mirrione ; music by, Gustavo Santaolalla ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Brigitte Broch ; visual effects supervisor, Lon Molnar. |
| Cast |
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Koji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi, Mustapha Rachidi. |
| Summary |
A wealthy American is touring Morocco with his wife. The two become the focus of an international incident also involving a poor Moroccan farmer who is struggling to keep his two young sons in line and his family together. A San Diego nanny, with her employers absent, makes the disastrous decision to take her charges with her to a wedding in Mexico. A deaf-mute Japanese teen tries to deal with a relationship with her father and the world in general that has been upended by the death of her mother. It's about a gun. It's about communication--or the lack of it--both intercultural and intracultural. Raises issues like terrorism and immigration, and is as basic as husbands talking to their wives and parents understanding their children. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Chiefly English dialogue ; also includes Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Japanese sign language, Berber, with optional soundtrack in French, optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival for Best Director, 2006, Alejandro González Iñárritu ; Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Alejandro González Iñárritu) ; Technical Grand Prize (Stephen Mirrione) |
| Subject |
Tourists -- Drama.
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Americans -- Morocco -- Drama
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Farmers -- Morocco -- Drama.
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Firearms -- Morocco -- Drama.
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Nannies -- California -- San Diego -- Drama.
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Deaf -- Japan -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- Japan -- Drama.
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Communication -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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| Added Author |
Golin, Steve
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González Iñárritu, Alejandro.
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Kilik, Jon.
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Arriaga Jordán, Guillermo, 1958-
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Pitt, Brad, 1963-
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Blanchett, Cate, 1969-
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García Bernal, Gael, 1978-
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Yakusho, Kōji.
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Barraza, Adriana, 1956-
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Kikuchi, Rinko, 1981-
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Rachidi, Mustapha
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Prieto, Rodrigo.
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Santaolalla, Gustavo.
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Mirrione, Stephen, 1969-
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Anonymous Content (Firm)
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Central Films (France)
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Dune Films
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Zeta Films.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1415728550 |
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9781415728550 |
| Standard No. |
097363459842 |
| Music No. |
34598 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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