Rating PG (Mild themes and coarse language)
Release DateThursday, 23 February 2012
Length 2hrs 9min
Main Cast Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, James Gandolfini, John Goodman, Viola Davis, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey Wright, Thomas Horn
Movie DirectorStephen Daldry
Distributor
Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliott), this drama tells the story of a young boy's journey after his father's death in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. 11-year-old Oskar Schell (newcomer Thomas Horn): academic, amateur inventor, vegan, pacifist. After finding a mysterious key that belonged to his dad (Hanks), who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, he embarks on a secret search of New York's five boroughs for the lock-box the key will open.