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Days before his 21st birthday, William (Mark Webber), an actor, meets and quickly falls madly in love with Sara (Catalina Sandino Moreno), a seductive yet elusive singer/songwriter. The film follows William from a Lower East Side tenement to a Mexican hotel room, to a snowbound weekend in Connecticut, to a sweltering homecoming .. Read more
| Starring | Ethan Hawke, Laura Linney, Mark Webber, Michelle Williams |
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| Director | Ethan Hawke |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Days before his 21st birthday, William (Mark Webber), an actor, meets and quickly falls madly in love with Sara (Catalina Sandino Moreno), a seductive yet elusive singer/songwriter. The film follows William from a Lower East Side tenement to a Mexican hotel room, to a snowbound weekend in Connecticut, to a sweltering homecoming in the hottest state of all - Texas - in the pursuit of Sara. His stubborn and sweetly innocent quest to find someone who loves him as much as he loves her may not lead to happiness, but surely leads to newfound maturity.
| Starring | Ethan Hawke, Laura Linney, Mark Webber, Michelle Williams, Catalina Sandino, Sonia Braga |
|---|---|
| Director | Ethan Hawke |
| Studio | REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 28 Jan 2008 |
Ethan Hawke presents us with a vexing problem. As an actor whose handsomeness is decaying rapidly, heâs only getting... read more on Time Out
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Relationship from a guy's point of view
Based on Ethan Hawke's brilliant novel, The Hottest State gives a beautiful insight into the experiences of first love from a 20 yr old male perspective. ... read more »
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Hottest State not so hot
The Script and screen play must be paramount if any film is worth its salt. This was terrible, I kept looking for the irony but there was none to see. No edge ... read more »
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Not very good
Having read the book this is not what I was expecting. . .
I recall the book as being engaging however, the film is anything but!
The lead... read more »
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Great film!
Thought this film was beautifully made and acted. A tender and real depiction of young love. Well worth a watch.