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A Mighty Heart Details

2007 Certificate 15
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The film is based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death. Read more

Starring Dan Futterman, Angelina Jolie, Archie Panjabi, Mohammed Afzal
Director Michael Winterbottom
Genres Drama, Thriller

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A Mighty Heart

The film is based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.

Starring Dan Futterman, Angelina Jolie, Archie Panjabi, Mohammed Afzal, Mushtaq Khan, Daud Khan, Telal Saeed, Arif Khan
Director Michael Winterbottom
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 48 mins
HD DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
HD DVD: English
Subtitles Blu-ray: Spanish, French, Portuguese, English
Released DVD: 28 Jan 2008
Blu-ray: 10 Aug 2009
HD DVD: 28 Jan 2008
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of

    Michael Winterbottoms films are like a Sunday paper: sprawling in focus yet at the same time identifiable in their... read more on Time Out

    • Dave Calhoun, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 137 out of 151 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Didn't watch

    I couldn't rate this as I turned it off when I realised what the content was. I don't watch films about the atrocities of war. I only got it cos Angelina was in it. Don't let me put you off though. Just not for me.

      • Rima from Cambridge
      • Posted 06 Mar 2008 08:42

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  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    mighty strength needed 2 watch

    unfortunately i didnt really enjoy this movie and never really watched it to the end..there just wasnt enough action to keep me glued to the screen...maybe the fact that it is based on a true story ...wouldnt recommend it unless if one is really into true movies

      • A customer from Birmingham
      • Posted 23 Aug 2008 unknown

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    A Mighty Heart

    • 17 Sep 2007

    Michael Winterbottom directing Angelina Jolie in a movie produced by her beau, Brad Pitt? Has Britain's most prolific filmmaker finally sold out and gone Hollywood? Don't you believe it! Only a complete cynic would question the motives behind this gripping, honest movie about the disappearance of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, January, 2002. The South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, Pearl flew in to Islamabad, September 12, 2001. He would spend the next four months... Read more

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