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Tilda Swinton | ... | ||
John C. Reilly | ... | ||
Ezra Miller | ... | ||
Jasper Newell | ... | ||
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Rock Duer | ... |
Kevin, Toddler
(as Rocky Duer)
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Ashley Gerasimovich | ... | ||
Siobhan Fallon Hogan | ... | ||
Alex Manette | ... | ||
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Kenneth Franklin | ... |
Soweto
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Leslie Lyles | ... |
Smash Lady
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Paul Diomede | ... |
Corrections Officer Al
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Michael Campbell | ... |
Corrections Officer
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J. Mallory McCree | ... |
Prison Boy
(as J. Mal McCree)
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Mark Elliot Wilson | ... |
Eva's Lawyer
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James Chen | ... |
Dr. Foulkes
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Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the "incident". Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva's complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother. Written by Huggo
Loved this gripping film. Unfortunately for me, I could really relate to it. Like Eva, I am also a mother of a troubled son, who for some reason I think was just born 'difficult' and 'self-destructive'. Its very hard to parent such a child so I could very much empathize with Eva's situation. Unfortunately society does not help in assisting parents with difficult children and most of the time they accuse you of overreacting. Let this film be a lesson to all allied health care workers, in that a parent does not just imagine things! I would give the film 9 out of 10. I really found Franklin to be irritating - some men tend to live in denial. Eva in a way was a martyr in that she should have been more firmer on Kevin, she was far too ambivalent in her parenting style and Kevin knew from an early age that he could get away with things.