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The Fountain

This ambitious sci-fi yarn examines what it means to be immortal. Spanning 1000 years at 500-year intervals, we follow three separate plotlines. The first involves a scientist trying to find a cure for his sick wife. Back in the 1600s, Queen Isabel has dispatched a conquistador to find the elusive Tree of Life. And in the distant future, a lone spaceman tends a mysterious tree. This is a difficult film which rewards some effort from the viewer.

96 minutes, No persons under 16
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas
Director	Darren Aronofsky
Screenplay	Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel
Music	Clint Mansell
Cinematography	Matthew Libatique
Editing	Jay Rabinowitz
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, DTS
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2006
Produced by	Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Epsilon Motion Pictures, New Regency Pictures, Protozoa Pictures
SA Distributor	Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Infrequently mild used in context
Nudity	None
Sex	Infrequently implied
Violence	Infrequently mild and dramatised
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	The complexity in the theme arises because of being able to understand and transcend the three lifetimes, the then, the now, and the hope for the future.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)
Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross	Guns / Weapons	Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs	Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour	Frightening / Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes	Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith	10
Die BurgerJeanne Hugo	10
Cape TimesCarina Chocano	10
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal	10
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	10
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson	15
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli	13
Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers	13
ScreenIt (USA)	8
Internet (IMDB)7047 Netizens	15

Average .. 57%	11

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