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-rayTM and 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.
Adoration is written, directed and produced by Atom Egoyan (Citadel, Where the Truth Lies). Simon Urdl (Coldwater, Mouth to Mouth), Jennifer Weiss (Redacted, Shtoorty), Robert Lantons (Eastern Promises, Being Julia), Michele Halberstadt (Aide-toi, le ciel t’aidera), and Laurent Pétin (Vengence) serve as producers.
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
