A history of violence

Original Title: A history of violence
Director: David Cronenberg
Screenwriter: John Wagner ,Vince Locke
Nationality : United States,Canada
Composer Howard Shore
Film Editing by Ronald Sanders
Production Carol Spier
Genre : Drama  Thriller
Release Date : 30 September 2005
Runtime : 90mn
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Synopsis

Tom Stall (Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana. One night, though, their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. He takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom’s life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who’s wronged him in the past. As Tom and his family fight back against this case of supposed mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality, they are forced to confront their relationships and the divisive issues which surface as a result. A History of Violence is loosely based on the graphic novel by Vince Locke and John Wagner.

New Line Cinema's A History of Violence, The New World Earn Oscar Nominations

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 31, 2006) -- New Line Cinema earned a total of three 2006 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday for the films A History of Violence and The New World.

William Hurt is a best supporting actor nominee for his role as a ruthless gangster in A History of Violence. The film was also nominated for best adapted screenplay, written by Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel by Vince Locke and John Wagner.

Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki garnered a cinematography nomination for Terrence Malick's The New World.

The 78th annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 5, and will be aired on ABC, live from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

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Cast

Viggo Mortensen ..... Tom Stall
Maria Bello ..... Edie Stall
Ed Harris .....
William Hurt
Ashton Holmes ..... Jack Stall
Steve Arbuckle ..... Jared
Jason Barbeck ..... Thug 1
Greg Bryk ..... William "Billy" Orser
Sumela Kay ..... Judy
Morgan Kelly ..... Bob's buddy
April Mullen ..... Lisa
Connor Price ..... Kid
Evan Rose ..... 'Hulk' Boy
Kyle Schmid ..... Bobby Jordan