Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Director: Stephen Daldry
Writer: Eric Roth (screenplay); Jonathan Safran Foer (novel)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Max von Sydow, James Gandolfini, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Jan 20 08:48:00 EST 2012
Distributor: Paramount
Awards: 2012 Academy Awards Best Picture, 2012 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor
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Synopsis: Based off the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, a 9-11-themed book that centers on Oskar Schell, an ambitious young nine-year-old who scours New York City in search of a lock that a key his father left him will open. The boy's father died in the 9-11 attacks and Oskar was also said to be an amateur inventor, jewelry designer, astrophysicist, tambourine player and pacifist at such a young age. [Synopsis courtesy of AceShowbiz]

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