

How much does life weigh?
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
- Suicide or self-harm
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, grave and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Sean PennPaul Rivers
- Naomi WattsCristina Peck
- Benicio del ToroJack Jordan
- Charlotte GainsbourgMary Rivers
- Danny HustonMichael Peck
- Melissa LeoMarianne Jordan
- Clea DuVallClaudia
- Carly NahonCathy
- Claire PakisLaura
- Nick NicholsBoy
Crew
- Alejandro G. IñárrituDirector
- Guillermo ArriagaWriter
- Rodrigo PrietoDirector of Photography
- Gustavo SantaolallaOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen MirrioneEditor
- Alejandro G. IñárrituProducer
- Robert SalernoProducer
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Pairings
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