Following a tragic accident, three people’s lives are connected in a way that is emotionally intense and devastating. Christine (Naomi Watts) is a wife and mother of two girls. Paul (Sean Penn) is a mathematician with a congenital heart problem and a troubled relationship. Jack (Benicio Del Toro) is an ex-con, born-again Christian and father of two children. This revenge-style drama could be told in a straight forward way but the writer Guillermo Arriaga and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu have chosen a non-linear approach with the story told by glimpses forward and back until becoming clear to the viewer just how these people’s lives do connect. The three leads are convincing in their performances with Watts and Del Toro being nominated for Academy Awards and Sean Penn for a BAFTA.
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318877
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English
English
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MA
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Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children - Death
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children of alcoholics
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Death
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Death
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children of alcoholics
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Grief
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sudden death - Psychological aspects
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Death
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children of alcoholics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Grief
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Revenge
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sudden death - Psychological aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Traffic accidents - Psychological aspects
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DVD; Access Print (Section 1)