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The giver

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The giver
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 ; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence
Main title
The giver
Medium
videorecording Blu-ray / The Weinstein Company and Walden Media presents a Tonik/As Is Productions production ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koeningsbert ; screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide ; directed by Phillip Noyce. Director of photography, Ross Emery ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Marco Beltrami
Runtime
97
Summary
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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