- Levity (film)
Infobox_Film
name =Levity
caption =Promotional poster for "Levity"
imdb_id =0304328
writer =Ed Solomon
editing =Pietro Scalia
starring =Billy Bob Thornton Morgan Freeman Holly Hunter Kirsten Dunst
director =Ed Solomon
producer =Richard N. Gladstein Adam J. Merims Ed Solomon
distributor =Sony Pictures Classics Studio Canal
released =January 16 2003
(Sundance Film Festival) (premiere)
runtime =100 min.
language =English
music =
awards =
budget =$7,500,000 (estimated)"Levity" is a
2003 drama movie, directed byEd Solomon . Its theatrical release was onApril 4 . The score for this film was composed byMark Oliver Everett of the band Eels.Plot
Manual Jordan, a man who served 22 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery, is granted parole from a life sentence. After spending his time staring at a clipping of Abner Easley, the boy he killed, he returns to the city he used to live in to find redemption. He ends up living at a community house which is run by Miles Evans, a preacher. He offers Manual work so he can pay for the room, and Manual places Abner's photo in his room to remind himself.
While staying at the community house, he helps and becomes friends with Sofia Mellinger, a young woman with no adult figure in her life. Mellinger constantly requires Manual's help. Manual also encounters Adele Easley, the elder sister of Abner. She doesn't recognize Manual and in his pursuit for forgiveness, he forms a friendship with her, and their relationship begins to develop.
Manual's chance for redemption comes when Adele's rebellious teenage son becomes involved in violence. Manual tries to befriend him and steer him in the right direction, ever mindful of the past.
Cast
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Billy Bob Thornton — Manual Jordan
*Morgan Freeman — Miles Evans
*Holly Hunter — Adele Easley
*Kirsten Dunst — Sofia Mellinger
*Manuel Aranguiz — Senor Aguilar
*Geoffrey Wigdor — Abner Easley
*Luke Robertson — Young Abner Easley
*Dorian Harewood — Mackie Whittaker
*Catherine Colvey — Claire Mellinger
*Billoah Greene — Don
*Sadiki Burke — Sadiki
*Abede Burke — Abede
*Diego Abella — Raul
*Brent Rogers — Ty
*Cordell Clyde — Cleveee also
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2003 in film External links
* [http://www.sonyclassics.com/levity/index-withflash.html Official site]
*imdb title|id=0304328|title=Levity
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