Adoration
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
Moody, provocative and intellectually ambitious, Adoration is primed to elicit impassioned discussion among audiences.
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.
Some viewers may find the film confusing; I found it absorbing.
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.
Adoration, which hinges on a number of coincidences, contains some really fine performances.
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)
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