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Nine-year old Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar beg...

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Other Authors: Roth, Eric, 1945- (Screenwriter), Hanks, Tom (Actor), Bullock, Sandra (Actor), Horn, Thomas, 1997- (Actor), Davis, Viola, 1965- (Actor), Goodman, John, 1952- (Actor), Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965- (Actor), Caldwell, Zoe (Actor), Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020 (Actor), Desplat, Alexandre (composer (expression)), Menges, Chris, 1940- (director of photography.), Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977-
Format: Video
Language:English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Language Notes:Soundtracks in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russia, Spanish (Mexico, Spain) with optional subtitles in English, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Swedish.
Published: [Burbank, California] : Warner Bros., [2011]
Subjects:
Grief > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Victims of terrorism > Drama.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Nine-year old Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a greater understanding of the world around him.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (129 min., 26 sec.) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG ; emotional thematic material, some disturbing images and language.
Production Credits:Music, Alexandre Desplat ; editor, Claire Simpson ; director of photography, Chris Menges ; production designer, K.K. Barrett.