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Snow falling on cedars

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First loves last. Forever.

On a wintry Pacific Northwest island community in 1950, a quiet fisherman stands trial for murder. It looks like a straightforward case of cold-blooded homicide but as the trial unfolds, the simple story of the man's death unravels into a deeply haunting mystery and an extraordinary tale about the persistence of hate and the power of love. Snow falling on cedars is at once a gripping courtroom thriller, a bittersweet love story and a resonant exploration of how history impacts upon the heart.

Persons of interest

Ethan Hawke .... Ishmael Chambers
Youki Kudoh .... Hatsue Imada Miyamoto
Reeve Carney .... Young Ishmael Chambers
Anne Suzuki .... Young Hatsue Imada
Rick Yune .... Kazuo Miyamoto
Max von Sydow .... Nels Gudmundsson
James Rebhorn .... Alvin Hooks
James Cromwell .... Judge Fielding
Richard Jenkins .... Sheriff Art Moran
Arija Bareikis .... Susan Marie Heine
Eric Thal .... Carl Heine Jr
Celia Weston .... Etta Heine
Daniel von Bargen .... Carl Heine
Akira Takayama .... Hisao Imada
Ako .... Fujiko Imada
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa .... Zenhichi Miyamoto
David Guterson .... Author
Ron Bass .... Screenwriter
Scott Hicks .... Director

Security censorship classification

M (Medium level violence, low level coarse language)

Surveillance time

133 minutes (2:13 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

Film: Undated July 1999

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