Synopsis

The crushing impact of 9/11 is witnessed from the perspective of a creative 11-year-old boy struggling to cope with the loss of his beloved father in the tragedy. Oskar Schell has been devastated since his dad died, but when he finds a mysterious key in his father's things, he embarks on a seemingly impossible mission to discover what it unlocks. "Engrossing and emotional in ways no other 9/11 drama has managed" (Idaho Statesman).

Starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright and Max von Sydow. Directed by Stephen Daldry; screenplay by Eric Roth, based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.

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