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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Asia Argento
Writers:
Asia Argento (screenplay)
J.T. LeRoy (short stories)
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Release Date:
19 tammikuu 2005 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all.
Plot:
Seven year old Jeremiah is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A harrowing,brave,tortured love story not for the faint of heart... more (83 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Asia Argento ... Sarah

Jimmy Bennett ... Young Jeremiah

Kara Kemp ... Social Worker #1
Brent Almond ... Cop #1
David Dwyer ... Cop #2

Kip Pardue ... Luther

Jeremy Renner ... Emerson

David Brian Alley ... Doctor (as David Alley)
Lydia Lunch ... Social Worker #2
Ornella Muti ... Grandmother

Dylan Sprouse ... Older Jeremiah
Cole Sprouse ... Older Jeremiah

Peter Fonda ... Grandfather

John Robinson ... Aaron
Lindy Maguire ... Girl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le livre de Jérémie (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for intense depiction of child abuse/neglect, strong sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence.
Runtime:
98 min | USA:97 min | Argentina:97 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
USA | UK | France | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Jeremiah is in the diner pouring sugar into the cereal bowl, the amount of sugar in the bowl changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Young Jeremiah: [getting into the car after picking Jeremiah from the police station, Sarah lites up a cigarette] It’s bad you smoke, my momma always says so
Sarah: Is that what she said?
[puts the cigarette out]
Sarah: there.
[blows smoke in Jeremiah’s face]
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A harrowing,brave,tortured love story not for the faint of heart..., 25 lokakuu 2004
10/10
Author: Lilly-21 from isle of mann

...or those with a deficit in empathy, for this film asks the viewer for an open, compassionate, feeling heart. The truth of the matter is, the culture that is revealed to

you in this movie is a reality and nightmare for those entrenched in it. Ms. Argento makes a masterpiece that takes no sides; instead she boldly lays forth a landscape of love, abuse, and how one will do just about anything to feel needed and worthwhile, even if that means going back again and again to the hand that hurts you and abandons you. If you don't get this film, it is either simply not for you, or perhaps you have not read the addictive literary achievements of J.T. LeRoy. If the latter is true, go now to you local bookstore and buy any of his courageous works; they will literary bring you to your knees...or at least they did to me, gripping me with raw, honest ferocity. If you just didn't get the film and the challenging material it presents, i encourage you to see it again; honestly, it just keeps getting better and better. Let it enter you...and feel, for once, your self, your discomfort, whatever emerges. Outstanding performances of an all-star cast, this is sure to be a cult film that, once on video, you will want to own.

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