The giver /

The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's s...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Weinstein Company, Walden Media, Tonik Productions, As Is Productions, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Silver, Nikki, Koenigsberg, Neil, 1942-, Mitnick, Michael, Weide, Robert B., Noyce, Phillip, Bridges, Jeff, Streep, Meryl, Thwaites, Brenton, Skarsgård, Alexander, Holmes, Katie, 1978-, Lowry, Lois
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2014]
Subjects:	Conformity > Drama. Secrecy > Drama. Science fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Item Description:	Title from container. Based on the book by Louis Lowry. Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray, region A, 1080p, widescreen (2.39:1); 5.1 DTSHD-MA.
Audience:	Rated: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Ross Emery ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Marco Beltrami.