It was an event that shocked the world. This is the story you haven't heard.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Archie Panjabi, Denis O'Hare, Aly Khan, Irfan Khan, Will Patton |
Director |
Michael Winterbottom |
Screenplay | John Orloff, from the book by Mariane Pearl |
Music | Harry Escott, Molly Nyman |
Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
Editing | Peter Christelis |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | Paramount Vantage, Plan B Entertainment, Revolution Films |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
Genre | Drama |
Language | Infrequently mild to strong |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Frequently mild to strong, within context. |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | The story is based on real life events that portrays the extent of the pain of terrorism from both sides of the spectrum. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Zane Henry Mighty good. | 15 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople Angelina Jolie lewer 'n trefseker vertolking. | 15 | |
Cape Times Kenneth Turan Balancing despair and hope. | 15 | |
iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal Harrowing and uncomfortable | 15 | |
The Citizen Peter Feldman This production sadly removes the emotional core that binds the viewer with the unfolding drama | 12 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 15 | |
24.com Ivan Sadler Don't miss it. | 15 | |
BBC Stella Papamichael It's a tender story of grace under pressure, and although Jolie hasn't got her finger fully on the pulse of Mariane, the sense of realism lends power. | 10 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert As Mariane Pearl, Angelina Jolie gives a riveting performance that relies on inner conviction. | 18 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman One doesn't take much away from A Mighty Heart, but it's still easy to admire everything that went into it. | 10 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli The film is fascinating and at times disturbing, but Winterbottom's arms-length style mutes any emotional impact. | 15 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers The film belongs to Jolie. She won an Oscar for 1999’s Girl, Interrupted, but this is by far her best performance, strong and true in every detail. | 18 | |
ScreenIt Overall, I found the film to be good, but I just wish I had felt that it was great. | 13 | |
Metacritic.com 38 critics | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 171 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer An urgent yet tactful film about a difficult subject. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 3659 Netizens Compelling movie making. | 14 | |
Average .. 72% | 14 |