Event

Detachment

Directed by Tony Kaye
Starring Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Cranston, William Petersen
English
1 hr 40 mins, rated NR
Director Tony Kaye's (AMERICAN HISTORY X) long-awaited film DETACHMENT stars Academy Award winner Adrien Brody as Henry Barthes, a substitute teacher who conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form a bond with either his students or colleagues. A lost soul grappling with a troubled past, Henry finds himself at a public school where an apathetic student body has created a frustrated, burned-out administration. Inadvertently becoming a role model to his students, while also bonding with a runaway teen who is just as lost as he is, Henry finds that he's not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.

Kaye has molded a contemporary vision of people who become increasingly distant from others while still feeling the need to connect. DETACHMENT features a stellar ensemble cast, including Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, and newcomers Sami Gayle and Betty Kaye.

"Adrien Brody's finest performance since The Pianist The work of a powerhouse filmmaker trying to shake audiences up. Here he succeeds handily." Hollywood Reporter

"I was swept along by the spectacular visual journey and the wrenching emotional experience." Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

"Its sheer audacity grabs your attention." Stephen Holden, New York Times

Official selection of:
2011 Tribeca Film Festival
2011 Woodstock Film Festival
2011 Deauville American Film Festival
2011 Tokyo International Film Festival
2011 Festival de Cinema Valenciennes
2011 São Paulo International Film Festival