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Title: Fierce People (2005)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Diane Lane | ... | Liz Earl | |
| Anton Yelchin | ... | Finn Earl | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Ogden C. Osborne | |
| Chris Evans | ... | Bryce | |
| Kristen Stewart | ... | Maya | |
| Paz de la Huerta | ... | Jilly | |
| Blu Mankuma | ... | Gates | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Mrs. Langley | |
| Christopher Shyer | ... | Dr. Leffler | |
| Garry Chalk | ... | McCallum | |
| Ryan McDonald | ... | Ian | |
| Dexter Bell | ... | Marcus Gates | |
| Kaleigh Dey | ... | Paige | |
| Aaron Brooks | ... | Giacomo | |
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Jeff Westmoreland | ... | Whitney |
Trapped in his mother's Lower East Side apartment, sixteen-year-old Finn wants nothing more than to escape New York and spend the summer in South America studying the Iskanani Indians, or "Fierce People," with the anthropologist father he's never met. But Finn's dreams are shattered when he is arrested in a desperate effort to help his drug-dependent mother, Liz, who scrapes by working as a masseuse. Determined to get their lives back on track, Liz moves the two of them into a guest house on the vast country estate of her ex-client, the aging aristocratic billionaire, Ogden C. Osbourne. In Osbourne's close world of privilege and power, Finn and Liz encounter a tribe fiercer and more mysterious than anything they might find in the South American jungle: the super rich. While Liz battles her substance abuse and struggles to win back her son's love and trust, Finn falls in love with Osbourne's beautiful granddaughter, Maya, befriends her charismatic older brother, Bryce, and even wins ... Written by Zoey
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I really enjoyed Fierce People. I discovered the film by accident, searching through my On-Demand movie lists trying to find something interesting to watch. The film has an impressive cast and it quickly grabs your attention. The film's characters are smart and articulate and the story doesn't stick to the usual Hollywood rules.
The main protagonist is Finn, a precocious, but underprivileged 15 year old who spends his summer with the Osbourne family. Donald Sutherland plays the patriarch, Ogden C. Osborne, the seventh richest man in America. Diane Lane plays Finn's mother, a friend of Ogden who is also a habitual cocaine user and a slut. The Osbournes own a large estate and seems to live by their own rules. At first they seem charming and sophisticated but the film implies that the super-rich are different. They are used to getting their own way. The film is enjoyable mainly because it has crisp intelligent dialog, superb acting and a story which takes unexpected turns. It is also an R rated movie, so it's not entirely wholesome.
Anton Yelchin is believable and sympathetic in the demanding role of Finn. Sutherland and Diane Lane have never been better. Chris Evans is impressive as Osbourne's duplicitous and devious grandson. Kristen Stewart is good as the pretty grand daughter. High quality movie.