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Los Angeles provides the setting for writer/director Paul Haggis's finely tuned ensemble drama about interconnected lives, which was the surprise winner of the 2005 best picture Oscar. Like Short Cuts and Magnolia, Haggis's film ambitiously weaves several narrative strands into a short time frame — in this case, just 36 hours. Here, as the title suggests, the characters are brought together by a series of violent collisions and close encounters. Among them are a racist cop (Matt Dillon), a TV director's highly strung wife (Thandie Newton), a detective dogged by serious family problems (Don Cheadle) and two car-jacking victims (Sandra Bullock and Brendan Fraser). Haggis and co-writer Bobby Moresco — who picked up an Academy Award for their screenplay — have created a raft of fully developed characters, linked by chance, criminal acts and simmering racial tensions. As events (both kind and cruel) unfold, even the most seasoned movie-goer will find something here to surprise — and shock. KK
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Running time
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107min
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Country of origin
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US / Ger / Aus
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Genre
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Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco, from a story by Paul Haggis
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Theatrical distributor
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Pathé
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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August 2005
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Award |
Category |
Name |
Nominee/Winner |
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| Academy 2005 |
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Matt Dillon |
Nominee |
| Academy 2005 |
Best Picture |
Paul Haggis |
Winner |
| Academy 2005 |
Best Picture |
Cathy Schulman |
Winner |
| Academy 2005 |
Directing |
Paul Haggis |
Nominee |
| Academy 2005 |
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) |
Paul Haggis |
Winner |
| Academy 2005 |
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) |
Bobby Moresco |
Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 |
Best Film |
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Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
Don Cheadle |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
Matt Dillon |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
Thandie Newton |
Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 |
Best Screenplay (Original) |
Paul Haggis |
Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 |
Best Screenplay (Original) |
Bobby Moresco |
Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 |
The David Lean Award for the Best Achievement in Direction |
Paul Haggis |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2005 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Motion Picture |
Matt Dillon |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2005 |
Best Screenplay Motion Picture |
Paul Haggis |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2005 |
Best Screenplay Motion Picture |
Bobby Moresco |
Nominee |
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