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Drama · 2002R

An award-winning cast featuring Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack), Cate Blanchett (Robin Hood), Judi Dench (Nine) and Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right) stars in this deeply moving motion picture from the director of Chocolat and The Cider House Rules. After tragedy strikes, Quoyle (Spacey) moves with his daughter from upstate New York to his ancestral home in a small Newfoundland fishing village. With a job at the local newspaper and a developing romance with a woman (Moore) who lives with her own demons, Quoyle is transformed by this place of magic, beauty and hardship. In a compelling story based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Quoyle's past melds with his present in an inspirational journey of self-discovery and second chances.

Starring

Suzanne Smith Crowley, Kevin Spacey, Bob Weinstein, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Harvey Weinstein, Judi Dench, Annie Proulx, Billy Hopkins, Pete Postlethwaite

Director

Lasse Hallström