| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Widescreen version (19x9 ; 2.35:1). |
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5.1 Dolby digital. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. |
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Special features: Behind-the-scenes footage; audio commentary by director Marc Forster and Director of photography Roberto Schaefer; audio commentary by Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton; never-before-seen deleted scenes and outtakes; theatrical trailer; IFC's anatomy of a scene. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Roberto Schaefer ; editor, Matt Chesse ; music composer, Asche and Spencer ; costume designer, Frank Fleming ; production designer, Monroe Kelly. |
| Cast |
Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Sean Combs, Mos Def, Will Rokos, Milo Addica, Coronji Calhoun, Peter Boyle. |
| Summary |
Hank and Leticia inhabit stark, queasy realities of the contemporary South, he as a death row corrections officer and she as the soon-to-be widow of an inmate whose execution Hank helps conduct. In the aftermath of the execution, both lose their children to tragic deaths and they form an unlikely bond. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English and Spanish subtitles. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2001: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Halle Berry) |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Racism -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2001.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Forster, Marc.
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Thornton, Billy Bob.
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Ledger, Heath, 1979-2008.
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Berry, Halle.
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| ISBN |
1589711874 |
| Standard No. |
658149798229 |
| Music No. |
ST7982D Lions Gate Entertainment |
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