Directed by:
David CronenbergScreenplay:
Josh OlsonCinematography:
Peter SuschitzkyComposer:
Howard ShoreCast:
Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Kyle Schmid, Aidan Devine, Morgan Kelly (more)Plots(1)
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defence killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who's wronged him in the past. As Tom and his family fight back against this case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality, they are forced to confront their relationships and the divisive issues which surface as a result. (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2006 - William Hurt (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2006 - Josh Olson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2006 - Josh Olson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
César Awards
- 2006 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 2006 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2006 - Maria Bello (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2006 - Maria Bello (Best Supporting Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2005 - William Hurt (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2005 - Best Film
- 2005 - David Cronenberg (Best Director)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2005 - William Hurt (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2005 - Maria Bello (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2005 - Best Film
- 2005 - David Cronenberg (Best Director)
- 2005 - Viggo Mortensen (Best Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2006 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
- 2006 - Viggo Mortensen (Best Actor)
- 2006 - William Hurt (Best Supporting Actor)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2005 - David Cronenberg (Golden Palm - Official Competition)