Detachment


Detachment
A substitute teacher avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form a bond with either his students or colleagues. A lost soul grappling with a troubled past, he finds himself at a public school where an apathetic student body has created a frustrated, burned-out administration. Inadvertently becoming a role model to his students, while also bonding with a runaway teen who is just as lost as he is, he finds that he's not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.

93 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language).
Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, Tim Blake Nelson
Director
Tony Kaye
ScreenplayCarl Lund
MusicThe Newton Brothers
CinematographyTony Kaye
EditingMichelle Botticelli, Barry Alexander Brown, Geoffrey Richman
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2011
Produced byPaper Street Films, Appian Way, Kingsgate Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageStrong impact, frequent
NudityMild, moderate impact, infrequent, no sexual
SexModerate impact, brief, infrequent
ViolenceMild, moderate impact, brief, infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNonw
Drug abuseLow impact, innocuous scenes, alcohol and tobacco use
CommentsMaterial contains complex and mature themes of dynsfunctionaily, love, care, prostitution, suicide, neglected children, lack of self-awareness, neglected children with negative attitudes, good values, mental problems, disrepect of educators, parental indifference, anger issues, chaos and confusion in life, nightmare of past secrets, forgiveness. Themes are dark, intense. In realistic and stressful settings and may be unsuitable for children under 16 as it depicts / interrogates [sic] parental difference [sic] for everything, students abusing, disrespecting and threatening their teachers, dysfunction within the classroom and teachers' despair and helplessness. Children under the age of 16 may find it confusing, distressing, upsetting and misleading.
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
16 +
Positive messages
1
Positive role models
2
Violence
3
Sex
4
Language
5
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconLearning from the ropes of life.
15
Cape Times
Frank Scheck quote iconArresting, intense visual stylisation, powerful performances from a terrific ensemble.
10
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconWith Brody at the eye of the storm, Detachment gets to you. It hits hard. Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/detachment-20120315#ixzz2lLDJmQVf Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook
15
Metacritic.com
20 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
66 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconDetachment's heart is in the right place, but overall it doesn't offer any solutions to its passionate ranting.
11
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation
10

What the People say

Internet
33468 Netizens quote iconA Glimpse into the Reality of Life
15

Average .. 61%

12

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