The Intended

2002, Drama, 1h 52m

27 Reviews 50+ Ratings

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Predictable and pointless melodrama. Read critic reviews

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Sent by a company that trades in ivory, Englishman Hamish Winslow (JJ Feild) and his fiancée, Sarah Morris (Janet McTeer), journey to Malaysia to survey the station run by Mrs. Jones (Brenda Fricker). The couple are disheartened by the conditions, which are made worse by tensions that exist between whites and natives, as well as between Mrs. Jones and her emotionally imbalanced son, William (Tony Maudsley). When circumstances send William into a rage, Hamish and Sarah must protect themselves.
  • Rating:
    R (Nudity|Strong Sexuality|Some Violence)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Kristian Levring
  • Producer:
    Patricia Kruijer, Malene Blenkov
  • Writer:
    Kristian Levring, Janet McTeer
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $7.5K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    IFC Films
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Janet McTeer
Sarah
Olympia Dukakis
Erina
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Jones
Tony Maudsley
William
JJ Feild
Hamish
David Bradley
The Priest
Philip Jackson
Norton
Kristian Levring
Director
Kristian Levring
Writer
Janet McTeer
Writer
Patricia Kruijer
Producer
Malene Blenkov
Producer
Sally Hibbin
Executive Producer
Jens Schlosser
Director of Photography
Dinah Collin
Costume Designer
Mathew Herbert
Composer
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