Author(s): Harry / Ryan
Location: Colombia / New Jersey
“The Seven Thousand Mile Screwdriver”
A Focus Features Release
Written and directed by Siddiq Barmack, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Paul Haggis and Ang Lee
ESTIMATED BUDGET: $ 55.000.000
Principal Cast:
Edward Norton as Mark Hilfiger
Jennifer Tilly as Julie Helmer
Ken Watanabe as Koji Kitano
Rinko Kikuchi as Kyoko Kitano
Diego Luna as Guillermo Guevara
Gael García Bernal as Sebastián Martínez
Shoreh Aghdashloo as Samantha Aikon
Keisha Castle-Hughes as Madi Aikon
Ryan Gosling as Ian Hilfiger
Jean Reno as François Collignon
Tagline: "There are seven thousand miles between Washington and Iraq; there are seven thousand miles between greed and confusion”
Synopsis: War. A world of greed, blood, passion and sadness. A place, so obscure, that you’ll feel like if you were in hell. War makes you feel pure misery and disgust for all of the abuses it brings. You just want to imagine, it is fake, and that the news were just simulated. You want to feel a little peace in a while. The problem is, war exists and not only must we be realistic but we must also do something to stop it. These are the four stories of various persons that connect because of the War of Iraq, and that live between Washington D. C. and Iraq…
Mark Hilfiger is a widowed and unemployed film producer living in Washington D. C. His desperate situation of money makes him send his son Ian to the Iraq war so that he can get some dollars. After learning that his son dies in Iraq, Mark feels an enormous guilt. Not wanting to admit his enormous error, he decides to convince people that the war never happened. He casually befriends Julie Helmer, a drink and drug-addicted woman that also lost her son in Iraq. Julie supports Mark and takes the situation farther by making an international scandal.
Koji Kitano is a pacifist Japanese senator living in Paris with his daughter Kyoko. They both learn about the fakeness of Iraq in the news. Cheering and feeling amazed after learning that there was never a war, they celebrate in happiness. It is then, when Koji discovers that his daughter was abused by his longtime friend and senator François, a politician that thought that everything had to get a solution with war and one that makes Koji realize that the war was still existing.
Guillermo and Sebastián are two Mexican students. In their University, they meet Koji Kitano, a Japanese senator living in Paris that was a special guest in their class. Koji tells them that the Iraq war never happened. The two students decide to go visit Iraq. When they arrive, they learn that the war is still happening and that misery occupied those lands. They are realistic about the fact and as they saw the pain of the war victims and the poor, they decide to help the country.
Madi Aikon is a miserable Iraqi girl. Her father dies in the Iraq war. Her mother becomes a selfish woman and makes Madi become a prostitute to receive a bit of money. Madi becomes a sad and depressed prostitute threaded horribly by a few soldiers and constantly abused. She prays to Ala every single day expecting a better life and a way to escape to her mother’s trap. She luckily meets Ian, a solider and they both fall in love. Ian tries to save the girl from her forced job but thing don’t turn out as they should.
Rated R for graphic violence, disturbing images, mature thematic elements, language and strong sexual content.
Languages: English, Japanese, Arab and Spanish with English subtitles.
What the press would say:
“Two Thumbs Way Up!” – Roger & Ebert
“Outstanding! One of the top films of the year” – People
“A+! A beautiful vision with a fantastic idea. I’m sure there’ll be more director collaborations to come!” – Entertainment Weekly
“Superb! This is definitely a new perspective of cinema! This is what movies are all about!” – Rolling Stone Magazine
The Seven-Thousand-Mile Screwdriver is a majestic visionary film of the Iraq war told by four different stand-points from four different directors who connect their visions to make a masterful work. Siddiq Barmack (“Osama”) brings the heartbreaking story of a prostitute with an aerial vision from different angles and POV shots. Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu (“Babel”) uses a hand-held method that compliments the mood of fear perfectly in his story of two Latin-Americans. Paul Haggis (“Crash”) brings the story of a desperate film producer with many cuts and pans to convey intensity and the fast movement of the action and hustle and bustle of Washington. And Ang Lee (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) portrays the story of a Japanese family living in Paris with long steady-cam shots with barely any visible cuts.
One of the finest ensembles ever putted together makes “Screwdriver” a monumental triumph. The most impacting and standout performances are given by Edward Norton in one of his most powerful roles as a film producer, who can’t fight his inner demons; Jennifer Tilly also being a standout is riveting as an unstable mother unwilling to accept her son’s death; Rinko Kikuchi topping her last works in a career performance as an abused pacifist Japanese; Gael Garcia Bernal as a realistic Latin-American helping people at Iraq and Keisha Castle-Hughes giving the role of a lifetime as a young prostitute living pain and praying for hope in a tear jerking performance that leaves you speechless.
Many emotions go through the movie The Seven-Thousand-Mile Screwdriver, most sad. At the end you feel emotionally drained yet wanting more. It is a cinematic triumph that will be seen again and again and again.
Awards Potential
Best Picture
Best Directing
Best Supporting Actor – Edward Norton
Best Supporting Actor – Gael Garcia Bernal
Best Supporting Actor – Ken Watanabe
Best Supporting Actress – Keisha Castle-Hughes
Best Supporting Actress – Jennifer Tilly
Best Supporting Actress – Rinko Kikuchi
Best Original Screenplay
Location: Colombia / New Jersey
“The Seven Thousand Mile Screwdriver”
A Focus Features Release
Written and directed by Siddiq Barmack, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Paul Haggis and Ang Lee
ESTIMATED BUDGET: $ 55.000.000
Principal Cast:
Edward Norton as Mark Hilfiger
Jennifer Tilly as Julie Helmer
Ken Watanabe as Koji Kitano
Rinko Kikuchi as Kyoko Kitano
Diego Luna as Guillermo Guevara
Gael García Bernal as Sebastián Martínez
Shoreh Aghdashloo as Samantha Aikon
Keisha Castle-Hughes as Madi Aikon
Ryan Gosling as Ian Hilfiger
Jean Reno as François Collignon
Tagline: "There are seven thousand miles between Washington and Iraq; there are seven thousand miles between greed and confusion”
Synopsis: War. A world of greed, blood, passion and sadness. A place, so obscure, that you’ll feel like if you were in hell. War makes you feel pure misery and disgust for all of the abuses it brings. You just want to imagine, it is fake, and that the news were just simulated. You want to feel a little peace in a while. The problem is, war exists and not only must we be realistic but we must also do something to stop it. These are the four stories of various persons that connect because of the War of Iraq, and that live between Washington D. C. and Iraq…
Mark Hilfiger is a widowed and unemployed film producer living in Washington D. C. His desperate situation of money makes him send his son Ian to the Iraq war so that he can get some dollars. After learning that his son dies in Iraq, Mark feels an enormous guilt. Not wanting to admit his enormous error, he decides to convince people that the war never happened. He casually befriends Julie Helmer, a drink and drug-addicted woman that also lost her son in Iraq. Julie supports Mark and takes the situation farther by making an international scandal.
Koji Kitano is a pacifist Japanese senator living in Paris with his daughter Kyoko. They both learn about the fakeness of Iraq in the news. Cheering and feeling amazed after learning that there was never a war, they celebrate in happiness. It is then, when Koji discovers that his daughter was abused by his longtime friend and senator François, a politician that thought that everything had to get a solution with war and one that makes Koji realize that the war was still existing.
Guillermo and Sebastián are two Mexican students. In their University, they meet Koji Kitano, a Japanese senator living in Paris that was a special guest in their class. Koji tells them that the Iraq war never happened. The two students decide to go visit Iraq. When they arrive, they learn that the war is still happening and that misery occupied those lands. They are realistic about the fact and as they saw the pain of the war victims and the poor, they decide to help the country.
Madi Aikon is a miserable Iraqi girl. Her father dies in the Iraq war. Her mother becomes a selfish woman and makes Madi become a prostitute to receive a bit of money. Madi becomes a sad and depressed prostitute threaded horribly by a few soldiers and constantly abused. She prays to Ala every single day expecting a better life and a way to escape to her mother’s trap. She luckily meets Ian, a solider and they both fall in love. Ian tries to save the girl from her forced job but thing don’t turn out as they should.
Rated R for graphic violence, disturbing images, mature thematic elements, language and strong sexual content.
Languages: English, Japanese, Arab and Spanish with English subtitles.
What the press would say:
“Two Thumbs Way Up!” – Roger & Ebert
“Outstanding! One of the top films of the year” – People
“A+! A beautiful vision with a fantastic idea. I’m sure there’ll be more director collaborations to come!” – Entertainment Weekly
“Superb! This is definitely a new perspective of cinema! This is what movies are all about!” – Rolling Stone Magazine
The Seven-Thousand-Mile Screwdriver is a majestic visionary film of the Iraq war told by four different stand-points from four different directors who connect their visions to make a masterful work. Siddiq Barmack (“Osama”) brings the heartbreaking story of a prostitute with an aerial vision from different angles and POV shots. Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu (“Babel”) uses a hand-held method that compliments the mood of fear perfectly in his story of two Latin-Americans. Paul Haggis (“Crash”) brings the story of a desperate film producer with many cuts and pans to convey intensity and the fast movement of the action and hustle and bustle of Washington. And Ang Lee (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) portrays the story of a Japanese family living in Paris with long steady-cam shots with barely any visible cuts.
One of the finest ensembles ever putted together makes “Screwdriver” a monumental triumph. The most impacting and standout performances are given by Edward Norton in one of his most powerful roles as a film producer, who can’t fight his inner demons; Jennifer Tilly also being a standout is riveting as an unstable mother unwilling to accept her son’s death; Rinko Kikuchi topping her last works in a career performance as an abused pacifist Japanese; Gael Garcia Bernal as a realistic Latin-American helping people at Iraq and Keisha Castle-Hughes giving the role of a lifetime as a young prostitute living pain and praying for hope in a tear jerking performance that leaves you speechless.
Many emotions go through the movie The Seven-Thousand-Mile Screwdriver, most sad. At the end you feel emotionally drained yet wanting more. It is a cinematic triumph that will be seen again and again and again.
Awards Potential
Best Picture
Best Directing
Best Supporting Actor – Edward Norton
Best Supporting Actor – Gael Garcia Bernal
Best Supporting Actor – Ken Watanabe
Best Supporting Actress – Keisha Castle-Hughes
Best Supporting Actress – Jennifer Tilly
Best Supporting Actress – Rinko Kikuchi
Best Original Screenplay
1 comment:
Oh my god.
this is possibly the most offensive bait ever written. Shame on you Ryan and Harry.
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