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Land of Plenty (2004) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 2,805 users
Metascore: 62/100
Reviews: 33 user | 55 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America. Director:Wim Wenders |
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Lana
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| John Diehl | ... |
Paul
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| Shaun Toub | ... |
Hassan
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| Wendell Pierce | ... |
Henry
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Jimmy
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Sherman
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Yuri Elvin | ... |
Officer Elvin
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| Jeris Poindexter | ... |
Charles
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Rhonda Stubbins White | ... |
Dee Dee
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Victoria Thomas | ... |
News Reporter
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| Matthew Kimbrough | ... |
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Paul West | ... |
Policeman
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| Jeffrey Vincent Parise | ... |
Coroner's Assistant
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Christa Lang | ... |
Trailer Park Woman
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Mortician
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The American daughter of missionaries Lana returns to Los Angeles from Palestine to work in a mission helping homeless people. Lana was born in Ohio and raised in South Africa and Middle East, and she is an authentic citizen of the world, connected through Internet and aware of how other people see the lack of culture and knowledge and exaggerated patriotism of average American people. Her unique relative is her unknown uncle Paul, a veteran of Vietnam War that cut relationships with his family and is bigot and paranoid. Paul lives in a surveillance van, lives as if he were a secret agent, sees conspiracy and terrorist cells everywhere, and has a great prejudice against Arabs and other non-American breeds after the September, 11th. They meet each other, and when they see the murder of a poor Pakistanis nearby the mission, they travel together to the small town of Trone to deliver his corpse to the family, where Paul sees a different reality. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 October 2004 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Angst and Alienation in America See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$3,842 (Hong Kong) (1 July 2005)Gross:
$3,842 (Hong Kong) (1 July 2005)Company Credits
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Emotion Pictures, InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment), Reverse Angle International See more »
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Written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson
Performed by Leonard Cohen
Courtesy of Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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When Henry picks Lana up from the airport, a member of the crew is visible in the rear window of his pickup truck, holding a bounce board to reflect light on the actors. See more »Quotes
Paul: They're trying to destroy our country. They're trying to infect us. I'm not going to let them.See more »
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"The Letters"Written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson
Performed by Leonard Cohen
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Superb film. The digital gives the footage a nice effect. There were some great tight shots, and then wide angle landscape. A lot of effort has been put into the paranoia paraphernalia of Paul, and the way Wenders brings this out. I simply adored the way Wenders slotted the characters into a simple plot. I thought the character of Lana was a touch stale, but since she was meant to be the pacifist missionary I'm not sure how else the part could have been played. The social conditions present in the story did tend to be a bit reductionist and instructive, but far from annoying. I will agree with previous comments that it will appeal to European audiences more than American. However, I would disagree that the characters would have been like that before 9/11. It is precisely this tragedy that launches Paul into his hyper-paranoia, the beginnings of which emerged after his experience in the Vietnam war. I did laugh many times at Paul's lunacy. While very different characters, I enjoyed following the film through the eyes of both Lana and Paul. This film is ultimately a Wim Wenders comment on the US, pre and post-9/11. He deserves congrats for tackling the subject, and admiration for the way he went about telling some sides of the story. I will prefer this film to any Moore production, any day.