The United States of Leland [dvd] / Paramount Classics ; Thousand Words presents in association with MDP Worldwide, a Trigger Street production ; written and directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge ; produced by Kevin Spacey, Bernie Morris ; produced by Palmer West, Jonah Smith.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: theatrical trailer. Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams, Martin Donovan.
Summary:
After 15-year-old Leland commits a chilling crime, he is sent to juvenile hall where he meets Pearl, a teacher and aspiring writer who dreams of making Leland's story into a book. As Pearl digs deeper into Leland's life and the people caught up in it - his mother, his famous writer-father, and his troubled girlfriend - he uncovers Leland's disturbing motive. The tables soon turn when the enigmatic teen forces Pearl to examine his own morally questionable behavior. Climaxing with a shocking collision of violence, understanding, and hope, Leland will take you to states you never imagined.
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