The King - Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James, James Marsh
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Movie propaganda
The devil made me do it.
Elvis (Gael García Bernal) is a handsome and charismatic 21-year-old just out of the US Navy. He returns to his father's sleepy Texan hometown dreaming of some kind of reconciliation, having been abandoned by the man as a child. But Pastor David (William Hurt) has a new family - wife Twyla (Laura Harring) and teenage children Malerie (Pell James) and Paul (Paul Dano) - and is in no mood to confront his past mistakes, so he callously rejects Elvis again. This flippant act of cruelty unleashes a tragedy of truly biblical proportions, as Elvis begins to make his way into the family, seducing Malerie.
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film Texas family drama step-brother step-sister incest sex religion reconciliation father son
Persons of interest
- Gael García Bernal .... Elvis
- William Hurt .... David
- Pell James .... Malerie Sandow
- Paul Dano .... Paul Sandow
- Laura Harring .... Twyla Sandow
- Milo Addica .... Bruno
- Mohammad Ahmed .... Mr Chopra
- Derek Alvarado .... Scoot
- Laura Clifton .... Murray
- Brady Coleman .... Clown
- Jessica Schwartz .... Diane
- Milo Addica .... Screenwriter
- James Marsh .... Screenwriter
- James Marsh .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The King official movie site
- The King film production notes
- The King QuickTime movie trailers
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Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong sex scenes, strong incest themes, violence)
Surveillance time
105 minutes (1:45 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 16 March 2006
DVD retail: 12 July 2006
DVD retail: 8 November 2006
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