A Mighty Heart (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Produced by |
Brad Pitt Dede Gardner Andrew Eaton |
| Screenplay by | John Orloff |
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A Mighty Heart by Mariane Pearl |
| Starring |
Angelina Jolie Dan Futterman Irrfan Khan Archie Panjabi Will Patton |
| Music by |
Molly Nyman Harry Escott |
| Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
| Edited by | Peter Christelis |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Vantage |
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $18,935,657 |
A Mighty Heart is a 2007 drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom; It is an adaptation of Mariane Pearl's memoir, A Mighty Heart.A Mighty Heart was met with relatively positive reviews from both critics and viewers alike.
The film was screened out of competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, before being released in North America on June 22, 2007.
A Mighty Heart is a detailed account of the search for kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporterDaniel Pearl in 2002.
Pearl was kidnapped in Karachi by supporters of Omar Sheikh, who claimed responsibility (and was later captured and convicted but is appealing the ruling) for kidnapping and beheading Pearl in 2002. The movie also covers efforts by Pakistan's Security Forces, Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) to track the kidnappers and bring them to justice.
A Mighty Heart was filmed in France and India, during the summer and fall of 2006. Fearing the safety of the film crew, the Karachi-scenes were shot in Pune, India. But some of the shots were shot on actual locations in Karachi.
A Mighty Heart performed poorly at the box office, only earning a total revenue of $18 million compared to its production budget of $16 million. The film opened June 22, 2007 in the United States and Canada and grossed $3.9 million in 1,355 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #10 at the box office. It went on to gross $18,727,125 worldwide. As of December 16, 2007, the film has grossed an additional $5.4 million in DVD/VHS sales and rentals in the United States.
The film received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 79% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 192 reviews.Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 74 out of 100, based on 38 reviews.
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