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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
2005
"The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" is a controversial and unflinching portrayal of the many forms child abuse can take within one family. Dysfunctional 23-year-old Sarah removes her natural son Jeremiah from the foster home he has come to love, with the support of the local social services. But it isn't long before .. Read more
| Starring | Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse |
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| Director | Asia Argento |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
"The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" is a controversial and unflinching portrayal of the many forms child abuse can take within one family. Dysfunctional 23-year-old Sarah removes her natural son Jeremiah from the foster home he has come to love, with the support of the local social services. But it isn't long before Jeremiah is faced with the terrifying reality of mental, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of his "family" and the people that enter their lives.
| Starring | Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Peter Fonda, Marilyn Manson, Kip Pardue, Ornella Muti, Michael Pitt, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Sisto |
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| Director | Asia Argento |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | None |
| Hearing-impaired | None |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | DVD: 26 Dec 2005 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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As tough-minded and grown-up a film about child abuse as Gregg Arakis admittedly superior Mysterious Skin... read more on Time Out
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Shocking... Raw... Gripping
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24 out of 32 people found this review helpful
Don't watch this film above all things
What a load of self indulgent, just out of film school nonsense. Asia Argento, daughter of famous horror director Dario Argento directs and acts in what can only by viewed as a vanity project. She can't act and relies on teasing the audience with sick shock tactics and a barebones script. The story (as such) revolves around a wayward, negligent teenage mother who manages to get her unwanted child back from his loving foster parents only to abuse him. It's downhill from there on. The film meanders like a drunkenly to a limp conclusion of surrealist improv. The actors looks confused and no wonder.
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
arthouse film
I expected not to like this film having struggled to read JT LeRoy's books, but found myself watching some great performances from some of the actors, (not all) the first Jeremiah is particulary good, a good punky sound-track and some judicious and intelligent film-making that managed to avoid the prurience that I'd expect in adapting JT LeRoy.
So if you're an adult, and do arthouse I'd suggest that you might give this modest film a look. -
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