After two decades in prison for murder, a man is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption.
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| Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Manuel Jordan | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Miles Evans | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Adele Easley | |
| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Sofia Mellinger | |
| Manuel Aranguiz | ... | Senor Aguilar | |
| Geoffrey Wigdor | ... | Abner Easley | |
| Luke Robertson | ... | Young Abner Easley | |
| Dorian Harewood | ... | Mackie Whittaker | |
| Catherine Colvey | ... | Claire Mellinger | |
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Billoah Greene | ... | Don |
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Sadiki Burke | ... | Sadiki |
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Abede Burke | ... | Abede |
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Diego Abella | ... | Raul |
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Brent Rogers | ... | Ty |
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Cordell Clyde | ... | Cleve |
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The film philosophical approach at redemption. The protagonist Manual Jordan has gotten parole from a life sentence for the murder of Abner Easley, and returns to the city he lived in to try to seek redemption. He ends up living and working at a community house run by a preacher, Miles Evans. The film is equipped with beautiful voice-overs about the meaning of life and different philosophies for getting redeemed. Manual also becomes friends with Adele Easley, his victims sister, in an attempt to make up for what he did. While working at the home he has interactions with Sofia Mellinger, the druggie daughter of a famous singer, struggling with the lack of adult guidance in her life. Written by Dave Samuelson
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 August 2003 (Norway) See more »Also Known As:
Forsoningens tid See more »Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, CanadaEdit
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Budget:
$7,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$30,599, 6 April 2003, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$209,151, 17 August 2003Company Credits
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Adele Easley: For criminals, yes. But for the rest of us? Not unless there's a God.
Manuel Jordan: Do you think there is?
Adele Easley: No. Thank God.
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Written by Mark Oliver Everett
Performed by Eels (as Eels)
Sir Rock-A-Lot Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Although the film was shot entirely in Montreal, Quebec, in one of the final scenes, as Manuel has entered the Metro, and it is leaving the station, the map seen inside the train is, in fact, a map of the central Washington, D.C. area. See more »Goofs
While some have commented that Morgan Freeman's voice changes dramatically throughout the film, it is a major plot point that he is living a lie, living under an assumed identity and not particularly good at it. It is related to the theme of doing good, even though you may not be particularly good at it, nor be able to continue doing it for very long. It sounds unnatural for Morgan because it is unnatural for his character. See more »Quotes
Manuel Jordan: Is there justice?Adele Easley: For criminals, yes. But for the rest of us? Not unless there's a God.
Manuel Jordan: Do you think there is?
Adele Easley: No. Thank God.
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Taking a Bath in RustWritten by Mark Oliver Everett
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I don't care what anybody says. I thought these was one of the only films so beautiful in form and attractive in style worth commenting on (besides i comment pure 10s). It is a beautiful story about a man that looks at life after having regretfully sined and figures that in his life, the sin he committed is so wrong, he will never be redeemed, no matter how sorry, or sad or repented he is upon his sin. the beauty of the movie is that it slips behind you and leaves him with the path to ascension before his eyes, proving that no matter the sin, repent and redemption is possible if the soul asks for it and that is what makes this movie oh so beautiful.
With superb acting and directing and an amazingly extremist, harsh yet true look at life that acts as a dagger to the heart of the watcher who knows what he's looking for. Unexplainably good, just lets say tears fell out of my eyes, but not because it was sad, more around its excellence which i believe deserves a room besides those humanistic movies that simply explain just how people are deep down: not quite so bad.