Directed by:
Alejandro González IñárrituScreenplay:
Guillermo ArriagaCinematography:
Rodrigo PrietoComposer:
Gustavo SantaolallaCast:
Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Danny Huston, Naomi Watts, Carly Nahon, Clea DuVall, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Claire Pakis, Eddie Marsan, John Rubinstein (more)VOD (1)
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College professor Paul Rivers and his wife Mary find their union precariously balanced between life and death. He is mortally ill and awaiting a heart transplant, while she hopes to become pregnant with his child through artificial insemination. Cristina Peck, having matured since her reckless past, is a beloved older sister to Claudia, a good wife to Michael and loving mother to two little girls. Her family radiates hope and joy. Much farther down the socioeconomic scale, ex-con Jack Jordan and his wife Marianne struggle to provide for their two children while Jack reaffirms his commitment to religion. A tragic accident that claims several lives places these couples in each other's orbit. In the aftermath, Paul confronts his own mortality, Cristina takes action to come to terms with her present and perhaps her future, and Jack's faith is put to the test. If spiritual equilibrium is to be regained by any one of them, it could come at great cost to the others. Yet the will to live, and the instinct to reach out to another person for support, remains ever present among them all. (Focus Features)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2004 - Naomi Watts (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2004 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2004 - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Benicio Del Toro, Guillermo Arriaga, Naomi Watts, Robert Salerno, Sean Penn (Special Distinction Award)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2004 - Sean Penn (Best Leading Actor)
- 2004 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Leading Actor)
- 2004 - Naomi Watts (Best Leading Actress)
- 2004 - Guillermo Arriaga (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2004 - Best Editing
European Film Awards
- 2003 - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Screen International Award)
César Awards
- 2005 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2005 - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Best American Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 2004 - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Best Foreign Film)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2004 - Naomi Watts (Best Actress)
- 2004 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Naomi Watts (Best Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2003 - Naomi Watts (Best Actress)
- 2003 - Sean Penn (Best Actor)
- 2003 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2003 - Melissa Leo (Best Supporting Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Naomi Watts (Best Actress)
Venice Film Festival
- 2003 - Sean Penn (Volpi Cup for Best Actor)
- 2003 - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Golden Lion for Best Film)