The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
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| Directed by | Asia Argento |
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things by JT Leroy |
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| Cinematography | Eric Alan Edwards |
| Edited by | Jim Mol |
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98 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $211,355 |
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things is a 2004 drama film co-written and directed by Asia Argento and starring Argento, Jimmy Bennett & Dylan and Cole Sprouse (with Jimmy, Dylan and Cole sharing the role as Jeremiah). With a screenplay by Argento and Alessandro Magania, which is based on JT LeRoy's novel of the same name, the film received a limited theatrical release in North America on March 10, 2006.
The film concerns a tattered relationship between Sarah, a drug addict, and her young son, Jeremiah. Their life together is marked by Sarah's drug-taking and heavy drinking. The title is taken from Jeremiah 17:9.
Sarah (Asia Argento) becomes involved with a series of men who treat her and Jeremiah (Jimmy Bennett) poorly, and she uses them as an excuse to abandon her son. She disappears to Atlantic City with her boyfriend, Emerson (Jeremy Renner), and then abandons him; Emerson returns to their home and rapes Jeremiah. After a trip to hospital, Jeremiah's grandmother (Ornella Muti) takes him to a West Virginian radical Christian cult led by his grandfather (Peter Fonda). After he has been three years with the cult, Sarah returns to reclaim the 11-year-old Jeremiah (Dylan and Cole Sprouse).
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