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I Want You

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Helen (Rachel Weisz), a young woman living in an English coastal town, is the object of desire for 14-year-old Honda (Luka Petrusic), a mute refugee who secretly records the conversations of everyone around him. When Helen's former lover, Martin (Alessandro Nivola), returns home after being released from jail, he watches her from a distance and hopes to rekindle their past relationship. As Helen is drawn to Martin, Honda plots to use his secret tapes to gain her affection.

Critics Reviews

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 02/23/2008
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/26/2005
3/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/13/2004
2/4
One can so easily see the story's twists and resolution so long before they come. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/24/2001
B
It mainly holds one's interest because the story is so oddly told. Go to Full Review Greg Dean Schmitz Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies 02/14/2001
3.5/4
Mike DeWolfe Apollo Guide 02/14/2001
67/100
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Audience Reviews

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09/11/2013 As usual, compelling, kinetic direction from Winterbottom, kind of a dull script. Though what he was thinking with those ugly filters I will never guess. Enjoyable, but not his best work. See more 12/05/2012 Brilliant, Great story,great performances,beautiful shots & ... The best I've seen by Winterbottom See more 08/28/2012 Gorgeous colours and a fascinating snapshot of 90's UK but falls a little short of great. See more 10/19/2011 Impressive performances esp the Mute Boy. It's unfortunate that one can so easily see the story's twists and resolution so long before they come See more 03/29/2009 butun karakterlerin karizma oldugu bir film... See more 01/09/2009 A young boy becomes obsessed with a woman, who is being stalked by her former boyfriend, who has just been released from prison- it sounds like maybe it could be fun, right? Wrong, it's shit... See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Winterbottom

Director

Rachel Weisz

Helen

Alessandro Nivola

Martin

Luka Petrusic

Honda

Labina Mitevska

Smokey

Carmen Ejogo

Amber

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Movie Info

Synopsis Helen (Rachel Weisz), a young woman living in an English coastal town, is the object of desire for 14-year-old Honda (Luka Petrusic), a mute refugee who secretly records the conversations of everyone around him. When Helen's former lover, Martin (Alessandro Nivola), returns home after being released from jail, he watches her from a distance and hopes to rekindle their past relationship. As Helen is drawn to Martin, Honda plots to use his secret tapes to gain her affection.
Director
Michael Winterbottom
Producer
Andrew Eaton
Screenwriter
Eoin McNamee
Distributor
Warner Sogefilms A.I.E., Warner Home Vídeo, Gramercy Pictures, Polygram, Asmik Ace Entertainment [jp]
Production Co
Revolution Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 1998, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2K
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)