Review by GEORGE R WARBURTON
Slow going, but very well done. Also sad.
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| Title Statement | Sling blade: La justice au cœur / [DVD] = an Alliance Atlantis and a Miramax Films release, the Shooting Gallery presents ; producers, Brandon Rosser & David L. Bushell ; written for the screen and directed by Billy Bob Thornton. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Justice au cœur |
| Series | Alliance Atlantis collector's series |
| Additional Contributors | Thornton, Billy Bob |
| Yoakam, Dwight | |
| Walsh, J. T | |
| Ritter, John,1948-2003 | |
| Publication | Montréal: Alliance Atlantis :Distributed in Canada by Motion Picture Distribution :Distributed in Canada by Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, c2005. |
| Extent of Item | 2 videodiscs (ca. 148 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 065935209065 |
| Other Number | 2021852 |
| General Notes | DVDs. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. "Exclusive director's cut"--Container. Widescreen version. Special features (in English only) include: feature commentary with Billy Bob Thornton, featurettes. Illustrated booklet inserted in container. Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French). |
| Performance Credits | Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: 14A. Classement CV: 14A. |
| Languages | English and French language tracks with English and Spanish subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| System Details | DVDs Dolby 5.1 surround. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Awards | Academy Award winner for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Summary | A retarded man, recently released from prison for murdering his mother and her lover, makes friends with a boy. His newfound peace is threatened by the boy's mother's abusive boyfriend. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Problem families--Fiction |
| People with mental disabilities--Fiction | |
| By Genre | Feature films |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
