In Atom Egoyan’s best film since The Sweet Hereafter, Sabine (ARSINÉE KHANJIAN), a high school French teacher, gives her class a
translation exercise based on a real news story about a terrorist who plants a bomb in the airline luggage of his pregnant girlfriend. A chain of unexpected events ensues.
Adoration speaks to our connections---with each other, with our family history, with technology and with the modern world.
The DVD includes an exclusive interview with Atom Egoyan
Ecumenical Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2008
Producer/Writer/Director ATOM EGOYAN
Producers SIMONE URDL, JENNIFER WEISS
Executive Producer ROBERT LANTOS
Executive Producers MICHELE HALBERSTADT, LAURENT PETIN
Associate Producer MARCY GERSTEIN
Line Producer/Production Manager STEPHEN TRAYNOR
Director of Photography PAUL SAROSSY CSC BSC
Production Designer PHILLIP BARKER
Editor SUSAN SHIPTON
Music MYCHAEL DANNA
Costumes DEBRA HANSON
Sound Designer STEVE MUNRO
Casting JOHN BUCHAN CSA (Toronto), JASON KNIGHT (Toronto)
First Assistant Director DANIEL J. MURPHY
Sound Recordist BISSA SCEKIC
Sabine ARSINÉE KHANJIAN
Tom SCOTT SPEEDMAN
Rachel RACHEL BLANCHARD
Sami NOAM JENKINS
Simon DEVON BOSTICK
Morris KENNETH WELSH
Security Agent YUVAL DANIEL
Delivery Guy JEREMY WRIGHT
Nick THOMAS HAUFF
Car Owner MARTIN ROACH
Skinhead MICHAEL BARRY
Simon (young) LOUCA TASSONE
Carole GERALDINE O’RAWE
Parking Security DUANE MURRAY
Cab Driver DOMENIC CUZZOCREA
★★★★
“The performances are fantastic, particularly Arsinée Khanjian...Superbly written, impressively directed and emotionally engaging drama... well worth seeking out.” Matthew Turner, View London
Admirably directed...intriguing.”Dave Calhoun, Time Out
“Adoration a return to form for Atom Egoyan...”Sight & Sound
“A powerful and provocative meditation on identity, family and the pervasive role of technology…” woven with the common threads that characterise the perennially fascinating work of Atom Egoyan…”
“Populated with rich, complex characters, Adoration’s impressive array of ideas is matched by its visual beauty and narrative ingenuity.”
Jason Wood, Little White Lies
★★★★
“Like all of Egoyan’s films it gets intricate, and at points may seem tricksy, but it’s well worth staying with.”
“It’s a thoroughly involving, grown up film.”
Malcolm Lewis, New Internationalist
★★★★
“Fascinating…there’s a whole new audience to be won to this kind of film-making, which is unafraid to push the political buttons…”
Jeff Sawtell, Morning Star
‘A profound and provocative exploration of cultural inheritance, communications technology and the roots and morality of terrorism...Egoyan’s finest film since The Sweet Hereafter...Enthralling”
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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'The Double Life of Atom Egoyan'
Read the full interview in The Guardian
'Moody, provocative and intellectually ambitious, Adoration is primed to elicit impassioned discussion among audiences. ' Claudia Puig USA Today - read the full review
Atom Egoyan's remarkable new film "Adoration" is a haunting meditation on the nature of received wisdom and how it can warp individuals, damage families and even threaten society. Ray Bennett The Hollywood Reporter - read the full review
“Adoration unfolds as a multi-layered mystery story...”
“...sumptuous 35 mm photography...
“Adoration is unfailingly intelligent and unquestionably timely.” Sandra Hebron, LFF
