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Movie Info
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Director -
John Curran -
Producer -
Edward Norton , Sara Colleton , Jean-François Fonlupt , Mark Gill -
Screenwriter -
Ron Nyswaner -
Distributor -
Warner Independent -
Production Co -
Stratus Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Drug Content|Partial Nudity|Some Mature Sexual Situations) -
Genre -
Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 20, 2006, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 1, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$8.0M -
Runtime -
2h 5m