The Night Listener
A gay talk-show host has recently broken up with his lover. He switches his attention to a young listener, who has a sorry tale of child abuse, syphilis and now a terminal case of AIDS. When the boy is not available, his mom stands in for him. The DJ is intrigued by the pair and decides to meet them both, but that proves problematic. His suspicions aroused, he starts snooping around, leading to surprising revelations...
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Credits Cast
Robin Williams , Toni Collette , Joe Morton , Bobby Cannavale , Rory Culkin , Sandra Oh , John Cullum , Lisa Emery
Director
Patrick Stettner
Screenplay Armistead Maupin, Terry Anderson, Patrick Stettner, from the novel by Armistead Maupin Music Peter Nashel Cinematography Lisa Rinzler Editing Andy Keir Sound formats Dolby Digital Soundtrack Not available Made in 2006 Produced by Hart-Sharp Entertainment, Forissimo Films, IFC Films
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FPB Report (SA) Genre Drama Language Strong, fairly frequent Nudity Brief Sex Brief, strong references Violence Some Prejudice None Blasphemy None Drug abuse None Comments A powerful dramatic film. One of the themes — paedophilia — may be deeply disturbing for sensitive viewers. Some profanities. 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 / Profanity Alcohol / Drugs Smoking Disrespectful / Imitative Behaviour Frightening / Jump Scenes Tense Family Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Topics to talk about
Ratings Scale (Max) 20
South African Media Cape Argus/The Star Diane de Beer 10
Die Burger Laetitia Pople 10
Cape Times Michael Phelps 10
Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal 12
The Citizen Sabrina Dean 12
Sunday Times Barry Ronge 10
24.com Nomfundo Mbaba-Tshabalala 5
International Media BBC (UK) Stella Papamichael 5
Box Office (USA) Francesca Dinglasan 10
eye Weekly (Canada) Kieran Grant 5
ReelViews (USA) James Berardinelli 15
ScreenIt (USA) 11
Internet (IMDB) 3053 Netizens 12
Average .. 49% 10
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