The paperboy

The Resource The paperboy
Label
The paperboy
Statement of responsibility
directed by Lee Daniels ; screenplay by Pete Dexter and Lee Daniels ; produced by Hilary Shor, Lee Daniels [and others] ; Millennium Films presents a film by Lee Daniels ; a Nu Image and a Lee Daniels Entertainment production
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
It takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff
Awards note
NOMINEE: Best Supporting Actress (Nicole Kidman), 2013 Golden Globes -- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto 2012 International Film Festival -- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Festival de Cannes, 2012 -- OFFICIAL SELECTION: 50th New York Film Festival, 2012
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, Mario Grigorov ; director of photography, Roberto Schaefer ; editor, Joe Klotz
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content, violence and language
Language note
In English, with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles
PerformerNote
Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack, Zac Efron, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray
Runtime
107
Technique
live action
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