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Movie Info
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Director -
Hans Petter Moland -
Producer -
Tomas Backström , Petter J. Borgli , Terrence Malick , Edward R. Pressman -
Screenwriter -
Sabina Murray -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Classics -
Production Co -
Sud-Est Productions , Sunflower Productions LLC -
Rating -
R (Some Language|Crude Sexual Reference) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 13, 2005, Original -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Jul 8, 2005 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$442.6K -
Runtime -
2h 16m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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