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Adoration

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.4K
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Adoration (2008)
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.
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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 controver... Read allFor 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.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.

  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Devon Bostick
    • Rachel Blanchard
    • Louca Tassone
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    3.4K
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    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writer
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Stars
      • Devon Bostick
      • Rachel Blanchard
      • Louca Tassone
    • 46User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

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    Trailer 1:53
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    Devon Bostick in Adoration (2008)
    Rachel Blanchard and Noam Jenkins in Adoration (2008)
    Atom Egoyan in Adoration (2008)
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    Devon Bostick
    Devon Bostick
    • Simon
    Rachel Blanchard
    Rachel Blanchard
    • Rachel
    Louca Tassone
    • Young Simon
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • Morris
    Yuval Daniel
    • Security Agent
    Scott Speedman
    Scott Speedman
    • Tom
    Jeremy Wright
    • Delivery Guy
    Arsinée Khanjian
    Arsinée Khanjian
    • Sabine
    Noam Jenkins
    Noam Jenkins
    • Sami
    Thomas Hauff
    Thomas Hauff
    • Nick
    Martin Roach
    Martin Roach
    • Car Owner
    Ieva Lucs
    • Berating Woman
    Katie Boland
    Katie Boland
    • Hannah
    Hailee Sisera
    Hailee Sisera
    • Jennifer
    Lia Bellefontaine
    • Student On-Line
    Jermaine Crooks
    • Student On-Line
    Hannah Fogel
    • Student On-Line
    Celeste Howard
    • Student On-Line
    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writer
      • Atom Egoyan
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Atom Egoyan embarked on a series of workshops and interviews with university students to better understand their attitudes towards communicating with each other via the internet and texting.
    • Goofs
      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: [first lines - into video camera] I remember looking out at the two of you. Her playing on the dock, you watching. I was thinking how lucky you were to have a mom like her, and how lucky she was to have a boy like you. That's what he stole from you, Simon. That's what I can never forgive.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Wolverine/Ghosts of Girlfriends Past/Battle for Terra (2009)

    User reviews46

    Review
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    7/10
    Intriguing but Pretentious
    As with other films by Egoyan, this one starts with a lot of loose ends that are tied together as the film progresses. The writer/director is fond of moving back and forth in time and balancing multiple plot threads. While it is intriguing, there is a pretentious streak running through it that undermines the narrative. There are too many scenes of characters pontificating in chat rooms and too much focus on technological gadgets. His films don't always succeed, but Egoyan should be applauded for taking chances. There are good performances from Speedman, Bostick, and Egoyan's favorite actress (and wife), Khanjian.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 2009 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Tapınma
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Serendipity Point Films
      • ARP Sélection
      • Ego Film Arts
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $294,244
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,358
      • May 10, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $384,659
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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