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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) -- Seven year old Jeremiah is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah.

Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   2,793 votes
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Director:
Asia Argento
Writers:
Asia Argento (screenplay)
J.T. LeRoy (short stories)
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Release Date:
19 January 2005 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all.
Plot:
Seven year old Jeremiah is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
depressing more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Asia Argento ... Sarah

Jimmy Bennett ... Young Jeremiah

Kara Kemp ... Social Worker #1
Brent Almond ... Cop #1
David Dwyer ... Cop #2

Kip Pardue ... Luther

Jeremy Renner ... Emerson

David Brian Alley ... Doctor (as David Alley)
Lydia Lunch ... Social Worker #2
Ornella Muti ... Grandmother

Dylan Sprouse ... Older Jeremiah
Cole Sprouse ... Older Jeremiah

Peter Fonda ... Grandfather

John Robinson ... Aaron
Lindy Maguire ... Girl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le livre de Jérémie (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for intense depiction of child abuse/neglect, strong sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence.
Runtime:
98 min | USA:97 min | Argentina:97 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
USA | UK | France | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Jeremiah is in the diner pouring sugar into the cereal bowl, the amount of sugar in the bowl changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Older Jeremiah: Its ok, I'll protect you. more
Movie Connections:
References Santa sangre (1989) more

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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
depressing, 2 March 2006
6/10
Author: anne07876 from United Kingdom

Downright depressing. I watch films to escape or to see the joyousness of life - basically this is about child abuse. We all know what that is - and the adults who do it are downright ILL. For that reason, this film is brilliant and depicts the mental illness in adults very well - and their inability to connect with their own compassion and understanding. Makes you realise that just because a person can have a child, doesn't mean they are a parent. Throws up the whole notion of family and how damaging it is for some people.

If anything this film could be used to force EVERYONE to take a parenting course and to be observed and examined in the action of parenting.

It was realistic - but sad, depressing and well, if you are in the mood of getting depressed, watch this one.

I was really wanting to see what the kid turned into as an adult. Just another junkie?? It leaves you dissatisfied completely in that respect.

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