FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“A PROFOUND AND PROVOCATIVE EXPLORATION OF CULTURAL INHERITANCE…AN ENTHRALLING STORY”
-Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES
From Critically-Acclaimed Director Atom Egoyan
ADORATION
Scott Speedman, Rachel Blanchard, Devon Bostick and Arsinée Khanjian Star in this Coming-Of-Age Story
Debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 13, 2009
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 3, 2009) – Academy Award®-nominated director Atom Egoyan (1997, Best Director, The Sweet Hereafter ) brings you this riveting thriller that speaks to our connections – with each other, our family, and technology – in Adoration, debuting on Blu-rayTMand DVD October 13 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Scott Speedman (The Strangers, “Felicity”), Rachel Blanchard (Snakes on a Plane, Where The Truth Lies), Devon Bostick (Fugitive Pieces, Land of the Dead) and Arsinée Khanjian (The Sweet Hereafter, Calendar) star in the heartwarming story of a young boy who uses the internet to dig into his past and reveal the surprising truth about his family. Special features include deleted scenes, an interview with director Atom Egoyan, a “making of” featurette and much more. Also, “The Fabulous Picture Show” bonus featurette will be exclusively available on the Blu-rayTM disc. A Sony Pictures Classis film, Adoration will be available on Blu-ray™ for $39.95 SRP and DVD for $28.96 SRP.
SYNOPSIS:
What would you do if you found out your father may have been a terrorist? A high school boy writes a story for class that makes this claim. Is it true? Friends, family, teachers and internet chat-room partners start to wonder and worry. Now he must journey through a maze of family secrets to find the truth about his dead father. From Academy Award®-nominated director Atom Egoyan (1997, Best Director, The Sweet Hereafter) comes a story of a young man who must question everything he knows in order to learn who he is and who his father was. Adoration presents a world where there is no such thing as us versus them and the truth is never as simple as right and wrong.
Blu-ray™ and DVD Special Features Include:
- Deleted scenes
- Interview with Atom Egoyan
- “Making Of” Featurette
- “The Violin Shop” Featurette
- “Take Three” Featurette
- “Passengers” Featurette
Blu-ray™ Exclusive Featurette Includes:
- The Fabulous Picture Show
Adoration has a running time of approximately 100 minutes. The film is rated R for language. Visit Sony Home Entertainment Pictures on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com.
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DVD Catalog #: 30953
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BD Catalog #: 32406
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DVD UPC Code: 0 43396 30953 1
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BD UPC Code: 0 43396 32406 0
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DVD Order Date: 9/10/09
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BD Order Date: 9/10/09
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DVD SLP: $28.96
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BD SLP: $39.95
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