21 Grams (2003)
Coming Out at 19 November 2003 in theaters.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
21 Grams is crime drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu from a screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga. The story was co-written by González Iñárritu and Arriaga. The film stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston and Benicio Del Toro. The second part of Arriaga’s and González Iñárritu’s Trilogy of Death, preceded by Amores perros (2000) and followed by Babel (2006), 21 Grams interweaves several plot lines in a nonlinear arrangement.
The film’s plot is about the consequences of a tragic automobile accident. Penn plays a critically ill mathematician, Watts plays a grief-stricken mother, and Del Toro plays a born-again Christian ex-convict whose faith is sorely tested in the aftermath of the accident. The three main characters each have “past”, “present” and “future” story threads, which are shown as non-linear fragments that punctuate elements of the overall story, all imminently coming toward each other and coalescing as the story progresses.
The story is told in a non-linear manner.
Jack Jordan is a former convict who is using his new-found religious faith to recover from drug addiction and alcoholism. Paul Rivers is a mathematics professor with a dedicated wife, Mary Rivers, and a fatal heart condition. Unless he receives a new heart from an organ donor, he will not live longer than one month.
Cristina is devastated by the loss and returns to drugs and alcohol. Paul is eager to begin normal life again, but he hesitantly agrees to his wife’s idea of surgery and artificial insemination as a last-ditch effort to get pregnant. During consultations with a doctor before the surgery, Paul learns that his wife had undergone an abortion after they had separated in the past.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga
Stars: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston
Cast:
| Sean Penn | … | Paul Rivers |
| Naomi Watts | … | Cristina Peck |
| Danny Huston | … | Michael |
| Carly Nahon | … | Cathy |
| Claire Pakis | … | Laura |
| Benicio Del Toro | … | Jack Jordan |
| Nick Nichols | … | Boy |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | … | Mary Rivers |
| John Rubinstein | … | Gynecologist |
| Eddie Marsan | … | Reverend John |
| Loyd Keith Salter | … | Fat Man |
| Antef A. Harris | … | Basketball Guy |
| Melissa Leo | … | Marianne Jordan |
| Marc Musso | … | Freddy |
| Teresa Delgado | … | Gina |
| Trent Dee | … | Guard |
| Tony Guyton | … | Guard #2 |
| Wayne E. Beech Jr. | … | Inmate #1 |
| Keith Lamont Johnson | … | Inmate #2 |
| Clea DuVall | … | Claudia |
| David Chattam | … | Caddie #1 |
| John Boyd West | … | Caddie #2 |
| Jeff Schmidt | … | Caddie #3 |
| Tony Vaughn | … | Al |
| Paul Calderon | … | Brown |
| Denis O’Hare | … | Dr. Rothberg |
| Anastasia Herin | … | Dolores |
| Carlo Alban | … | Lucio |
| Hai Quang Tran | … | Cashier |
| Annie Corley | … | Trish |
| Sharon Bishop | … | Receptionist |
| Jerry Chipman | … | Cristina’s Father |
| Tom Irwin | … | Dr. Jones |
| Roberto Medina | … | Dr. Molina |
| Arita Trahan | … | Dr. Badnews |
| Rodney Ingle | … | Barman |
| Catherine Dent | … | Ana |
| Kevin Chapman | … | Alan |
| Randall Hartzog | … | Friend #1 |
| Verda Davenport | … | Friend #2 |
| Dorothy Armstrong-Miles | … | Female Friend #1 |
| Barclay Roberts | … | Male Friend #1 |
| Lisa Sanchez | … | Wife |
| Stephen Bridgewater | … | P.I. |
| Michael Finnell | … | Fat Prisoner |
| Juan Corrigan | … | Valet |
| Charlie B. Brown | … | Night Guard |
| Arron Shiver | … | Young Doctor |
| Pamela Blair | … | Doctor |
| Jennifer Pfalzgraff | … | Nurse |
| Lew Temple | … | County Sheriff |
| Tricia Branch | … | Skinny Woman |
| Michael W. Finnell | … | Fat Prisoner |
| Jessica Scott | … | Cocktail Waitress |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia