FILM REVIEW
United States of Leland
Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena
Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey
Classification: 13
Running Time: 108 min
Opens On: 8 Oct 2004
Sensitive, fifteen-year-old Leland murders a young boy on the
playground, his only explanation at the time being "he couldn't stand the
sadness anymore." As the boys' families cope with their grief, a teacher
at Juvenile Hall encourages Leland to keep a journal. Together, Leland and
his teacher make a journey of self-discovery and learn how Leland's
present and past actions have had a profound, even positive, influence on
the people around him.
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