Adoration

2008 Drama

Director Atom Egoyan explores the concept of cyberspace as a place for redemption in this drama about an adolescent boy named Simon (Devon Bostick) who reinvents his life on the Internet. Before long, Simon's deeply personal journey provokes strong reactions from around the globe. Rachel Blanchard and Scott Speedman co-star.

Director: Atom Egoyan

Starring: Arsinee Khanjian, Scott Speedman, Rachel Blanchard, Noam Jenkins, Devon Bostick

Reviews

  • Moody, provocative and intellectually ambitious, Adoration is primed to elicit impassioned discussion among audiences.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    26 April 2013

  • Shot on beautifully utilized film but employing images vividly from the Internet and mobile phones, it's an examination of the power that false ideas may have on people's imagination and beliefs when they are repeated over and over.

    Ray Bennett - The Hollywood Reporter

    26 April 2013

  • Some viewers may find the film confusing; I found it absorbing.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    26 April 2013

  • Watching Adoration is like juggling three tennis balls, a porcupine, and a graduate thesis, but eventually it finds a unifying theme, that of tolerance melting away racial and intergenerational hatreds.

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    26 April 2013

  • Adoration, which hinges on a number of coincidences, contains some really fine performances.

    Lou Lumenick - New York Post

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Atom Egoyan

    Cannes Film Festival (2008)

     
  • Picture Editing - Feature

    Directors Guild of Canada (2009)

     
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

    Genie Awards (2010)

     
  • Best Film

    Ghent International Film Festival (2008)

     
  • Atom Egoyan

    Toronto International Film Festival (2008)