The United States of Leland (2004) - Movie Details - Cast & Crew, Photos & Trailer

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The United States of Leland (2004)

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Year of U.S. Release: 2004

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Jena Malone, Chris Klein, Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey, Lena Olin, Martin Donovan, Ann Magnuson, Sherilyn Fenn, Kerry Washington, Michael Welch, Matt Malloy, Wesley Jonathan, Michael Pena, Alec Medlock, Ryan Malgarini, Angela Paton, Ron Canada, Troy Winbush, Nick Kokich, Yolonda Ross.

Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge

Screenwriter(s): Matthew Ryan Hoge

Producer(s): Kevin Spacey, Bernie Morris, Palmer West, Jonah Smith

Distributor: Paramount Classics

Genre(s): Drama, Crime, Gangster, Teen

U.S. Release Date: April 02, 2004

Rated

for language and some drug content.

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Plot Summary:

This is the story of a sensitive teenager, Leland (Ryan Gosling), faced with issues of morality and hope under difficult circumstances, who is arrested and sent to juvenile hall, after he kills an autistic child out of sympathy. Once there, he meets a teacher, Mr. Pearl (Don Cheadle), who helps him figure out the reasons for why he committed the crime, as we also see the ramifications of the murder have on his community, his family, and that of the victim.

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