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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 69%, Metacritic 73/100. Every source lands within 4 points of the others, across 2,000 audience votes. It runs long at 2h 34m.
Synopsis
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic73/100
2,026 audience votes
Key crew
- Anthony MinghellaScreenplay
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Anthony MinghellaDirector
Cast
- Jude LawInman
- Nicole KidmanAda Monroe
- Renée ZellwegerRuby Thewes
- Eileen AtkinsMaddy
- Brendan GleesonStobrod Thewes
- Philip Seymour HoffmanReverend Veasey
- Natalie PortmanSara
- Giovanni RibisiJunior
- Donald SutherlandReverend Monroe
- Ray WinstoneTeague
- Kathy BakerSally Swanger
- James GammonEsco Swanger
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Themes
civil warlove of one's lifeloss of loved onedesertionnorth carolinarape attemptsomberearly americaintimatecomplicatedempatheticpowerful
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