72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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A Map of the World

Scott Elliott
USA
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Alice and howard live in a rural Wisconsin town where the locals treat them as outsiders and their only real friends are another young couple, Dan and Theresa, who also have two little girls. Alice and Theresa have become best friends and often babysit for each other's children . One morning, momentarily distracted after having taken the four kids for a swim in the pong, Alice is horrified to discover Theresa's youngest daugther floating face-down in the water and is unable to resuscitate her despite her efforts. Alice is numbed by the terrible pain of guilt. As if that wasn't enough, a young boy at the school where she works accuses her of sexual abuse. Surprisingly, Theresa takes the stand in Alice's defence. 

Director
Scott Elliott
Screenplay
Peter Hedges, Polly Platt
Plot
Jane Hamilton
Photography
Seamus McGarvey
Edition
Craig, McKay, Naomi Geraghty
Music
Pat Metheny
Cast
Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard
Running Time
125 m.
Country
USA
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