Adoration (2008)

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Writer:

Atom Egoyan (written by)

Release Date:

15 April 2009 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy. |

Plot Keywords:

High School Student | Internet | French Class | Terrorism | High School

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Devon Bostick	...	Simon
Rachel Blanchard	...	Rachel
Louca Tassone	...	Young Simon
Kenneth Welsh	...	Morris
Yuval Daniel	...	Security Agent
Scott Speedman	...	Tom
Jeremy Wright	...	Delivery Guy
Arsinée Khanjian	...	Sabine
Noam Jenkins	...	Sami
Thomas Hauff	...	Nick
Martin Roach	...	Car Owner
Ieva Lucs	...	Berating Woman
Katie Boland	...	Hannah
Hailee Sisera	...	Jennifer
Lia Bellefontaine	...	Student On-Line
Jermaine Crooks	...	Student On-Line
Hannah Fogel	...	Student On-Line
Celeste Howard	...	Student On-Line
Jamie McMillan	...	Student On-Line
Yunus Mohamed	...	Student On-Line
Nariné Martiros-Gharakhanian	...	Student On-Line
Victor Nhan	...	Student On-Line
Tristan Parlette	...	Student On-Line
Lucas Paulino	...	Student On-Line
June Rogers	...	Student On-Line
Kevin Tung	...	Student On-Line
Jack Blum	...	Passenger & Professor On-Line
Maury Chaykin	...	Passenger & Professor On-Line
Sharon Corder	...	Passenger & Professor On-Line
Vera Frenkel	...	Passenger & Professor On-Libe
Marc Glassman	...	Passenger & Professor On-Line
Shel Goldstein	...	Passenger & Professor On-Line
Paul Soles	...	Passenger & Professor On-Line
Janice Stein	...	Passenger & Professor On-Line
Geraldine O'Rawe	...	Carole
Duane Murray	...	Parking Security
Dominic Cuzzocrea	...	Taxi Driver (as Domenic Cuzzocrea)
Tony Nardi	...	School Principal
Aaron Poole	...	Daniel
Soo Garay	...	Granddaughter
Bathsheba Garnett	...	Holocaust Survivor
Michael Barry	...	Skinhead
Ron Bell	...	Bus Driver

Directed by
Atom Egoyan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Atom Egoyan		written by

Produced by
Atom Egoyan	....	producer
Marcy Gerstein	....	associate producer
Robert Lantos	....	executive producer
Laurent Pétin	....	executive producer
Michèle Pétin	....	executive producer (as Michele Halberstadt)
Stephen Traynor	....	line producer
Simone Urdl	....	producer
Jennifer Weiss	....	producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Paul Sarossy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Susan Shipton

Casting by
John Buchan
Jason Knight

Production Design by
Phillip Barker

Art Direction by
Barry Isenor

Set Decoration by
Jim Lambie

Costume Design by
Debra Hanson

Makeup Department
Suzanne Benoit	....	makeup department head
Peggy Kyriakidou	....	assistant hair stylist
Zinka Shankland	....	hair stylist
Ava Stone	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephen Traynor	....	production manager
Douglas Wilkinson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doane Hanus	....	trainee assistant director
Daniel J. Murphy	....	first assistant director
Pierre Ouellet	....	second assistant director
Fatima Palhetas	....	trainee assistant director
John Sauvé	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Elizabeth Bailey	....	custom artwork
Craig Boland	....	set dresser
Dave Bracken	....	construction coordinator
Adam Brockie	....	scenic painter
David Gonzales	....	first assistant art director
Michael Harvey	....	on-set carpenter
Rob Hepburn	....	sets buyer
Jason Herriott	....	key scenic
Jessie Hutchins	....	set dresser
Jordan Kerner	....	lead set dresser
Mauro Lacaprara	....	assistant property master
Sylvia Lange	....	scenic painter
Stephen J. MacDougall	....	set dresser (as Stephen MacDougall)
Kim Maticiw	....	props buyer
Aaron Morrison	....	second assistant art director
Eric Nufer	....	assistant head carpenter
Alicia Remigio	....	art department apprentice
Kenny Roy	....	head painter (as Ken Roy)
Steve Stack	....	on-set dresser (as Steven Stack)
Craig Tovell	....	head carpenter
Paul Vernon	....	property master
Steve Vero	....	custom artwork
Susan Worts	....	props buyer

Sound Department
Jenna Dalla Riva	....	foley recording assistant
Brooke Graeff	....	foley assistant
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
John Loranger	....	assistant sound editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Paul McGlashan	....	boom operator
Steve Munro	....	sound designer
Steve Munro	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Pellerin	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Jan Rudy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bissa Scekic	....	sound mixer
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor
David Drainie Taylor	....	dialogue editor
Eric Vierhaus	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Don White	....	foley recording mixer

Special Effects by
David Antonacci	....	second assistant special effects
Sean Armstrong	....	special effects assistant
Dylan Hankinson	....	special effects assistant
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects coordinator
Rudy Rivas	....	key special effects
John Sandever	....	first assistant special effects
Derek Bujalski	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ian Britton	....	compositor: Rocket Science VFX
Robert Crowther	....	visual effects supervisor: Rocket Science VFX
Hojin Park	....	compositor: Rocket Science VFX (as Hojin Parks)
Tom Turnbull	....	visual effects producer: Rocket Science VFX
Megumi Kanazawa	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Ron Bell	....	stunt performer
James Binkley	....	stunt coordinator
Stewart Easun	....	stunt performer
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt performer (as Ed Queffelec)

Camera and Electrical Department
Claude Barnes	....	camera operator: epk
Jonathan Brown	....	best boy electric
Randy Brown	....	generator operator
Yvonne Collins	....	first assistant camera
Bob Davidson	....	gaffer
Harper Forbes	....	key grip
Sophie Giraud	....	still photographer
Shem Greig	....	grip (as Shem Gregg)
Michael John	....	grip
Stephan Maia	....	camera loader
Joe McCormack	....	dolly grip
Paul Michel	....	electrician (as Paul 'Miguel' Michel)
Todd Moores	....	grip
Beth Nobes	....	second assistant camera
Richard Pengelly	....	video playback operator
Steve Roberts	....	electrician
Darren Boyce	....	key rigging grip (uncredited)
Angela Chao	....	loader (uncredited)
Chris Schillinger	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Nicole Torok	....	loader (uncredited)
Ian Watson	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelsey Hart	....	costume truck coordinator
April Poppe	....	costume truck coordinator
Crystal Olsen Silden	....	assistant costume designer (as Crystal Silden)
Shannon Wilson	....	set wardrobe supervisor
Wing Lee	....	wardrobe daily (uncredited)

Editorial Department
John Bardswich	....	project manager: Dekuxe
Cameron Davis	....	additional editor
Alfredo Frasson	....	color timer
Debbie Holland	....	colorist: dailies
Ahmad Ismail	....	digital opticals editor
Chris MacKenzie	....	digital opticals editor (as Chris MacKenzie)
Dave Muscat	....	digital opticals editor
Mila Patriki	....	digital mastering colorist
Marc Roussel	....	first assistant editor
Chris Wallace	....	opticals digital intermediate colorist
Motassem Younes	....	digital opticals editor
Cam McLauchlin	....	telecine operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Stéphane Allard	....	musician: orchestra (as Stephane Allard)
Jane Ashworth	....	assistant music clearances: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Mychael Danna	....	orchestrator
Bogdan Djukic	....	musician: orchestra
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Eve Egoyan	....	musician: piano soloist
Tom Hazlitt	....	musician: orchestra
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou	....	musician: violin soloist
Chris Jackson	....	assistant engineer
Ron Mah	....	musician: orchestra
Alan Molitz	....	musician: orchestra
Nick Papadakis	....	musician: orchestra
Dan Parr	....	music copyist
Annalee Patipatanakoon	....	musician: orchestra (as Analee Patipatanakoon)
Dennis Patterson	....	assistant engineer
Adele Pierre	....	musician: orchestra
Teresa Rudolph	....	musician: orchestra
Ron Searles	....	music mixer
Ron Searles	....	music recordist
Lenny Solomon	....	musician: orchestra
Lenny Solomon	....	orchestra contractor
Wendy Solomon	....	musician: orchestra
Amritha Vaz	....	assistant to composer (as Amritha Fernandes Bakshi)
Sarah Webster	....	music clearances

Transportation Department
Steven 'Sparky' Carr	....	transportation captain (as Stephen 'Sparky' Carr)
Mike Curran	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Drysdale	....	driver (as Mike Drysdale)
Larry Greer	....	driver
Brian Jennison	....	driver: honeywagon
Steve Lambert	....	head driver
Steve May	....	driver
Greg Wall	....	driver
Steve Warren	....	driver

Other crew
Susan Bassett	....	first assistant accountant
Brenda Blake	....	production lawyer
Cassie Bouchard	....	set server
Joanne Brahos	....	stand-in
Laurel Bresnahan	....	education liaison
Lisa Burling	....	script supervisor
Paul Callaghan	....	location production assistant
Catherine Crawford	....	assistant location manager
Cameron Davis	....	technical advisor
Greg Denny	....	assistant production coordinator
Jonny Edmonds	....	production assistant
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Alice Wickwire Foster	....	production coordinator
Lisa Ghione	....	unit publicist
Doug Gillespie	....	production accountant
Judy Gliserman	....	set tutor
Sonia Hosko	....	assistant to producers
Duncan Kennedy	....	consultant: New Media
Martyn Krys	....	production lawyer
David Mackey	....	set server
Sam Malkin	....	coordinator: loop group
Chris Mills	....	stand-in
Karen S. Neasi	....	product placement (as Karen Neasi)
Kyle O'Connor	....	assistant location manager
Yaz Rabadi	....	director observer
Graham Rogers	....	production assistant
Daniel Sarkissian	....	script analysis
Johanna Weinstein	....	head title designer
Eardley Wilmot	....	location manager
Ramona Diaconescu	....	daily script supervisor (uncredited)
Stephen Khalla	....	location daily (uncredited)

Thanks
Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Serendipity Point Films (presents)
• ARP Sélection (presents)
• Ego Film Arts (co-production)
• The Film Farm (in association with)
• Téléfilm Canada (produced with the participation of)
• Movie Network, The (TMN) (produced with the participation of)
• Super Écran (produced with the participation of)
• Astral Media (produced with the participation of)
• Movie Central (produced with the participation of)
• Corus Entertainment (produced with the participation of)
• Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) (produced with the participation of)
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) (produced with the participation of)
• Adoration Productions

Distributors

• ARP Sélection (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Lev Films (2008) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Maximum Film Distribution (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• New Wave Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Palador Pictures (2008) (India) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• X Verleih AG (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Rocket Science VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Agency 71  poster design
• Aver Media  interim financing
• DeLuxe Toronto  video post-production
• En Route Catering  catering
• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll services (as EP Canada)
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond
• Footsteps Post-Production Sound  foley recording facility
• Francont Film  negative cutting
• Jane Rogers Casting  background casting
• Kodak Canada  film stock
• Kudlow & McCann  production auditor
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  production insurance (as Multimedia Risk)
• Panavision  camera equipment
• Rights Company, The  script and title research services
• S.L. Feldman & Associates  music clearances
• Stargrazing  craft service
• Theatre D Digital  editing and sound mixing facility
• Trackworks Inc.  sound editing services (as Trackworks)
• William F. White International  production equipment (as William F. White Toronto)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

101 min | USA:100 min | France:100 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | French | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Serendipity Point Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene at the end of the film at his grandfather's empty lake house, Simon first unloaded the wooden Christmas figures from his duffel bag onto a pile of firewood on the end of the dock. He then went into his grandfather's workshop and sawed the scroll off of his mother's violin. With his phone, he took a picture of the severed scroll in his hand with the dock in the background, but the wooden Christmas figures now appear in the middle of the dock.

Quotes:

Morris:When someone carries that kind of anger around all of the time, they can seem stupid. That's the thing about anger, it sucks up a lot of intelligence.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Wolverine/Ghosts of Girlfriends Past/Battle for Terra (#1.10)" (2009)

Controversial Film

Atom Egoyan is a very skilled filmmaker that is exploiting a stereotype of the older white person's racism against a Lebanese son in law. Old white people are easy to pick on, Hollywood routinely allows this because there is little criticism generated from it. Does that mean this is right? I don't think so.

The film implies that a group of people (older white people) are "monsters." Maybe Atom has experienced racism from white people because of his Egyptian father, I get the feeling that he hates me for being white and 54 years old. I give Atom a 10 for the skill in making this film, he gets a 0 for the subject.