Ended on 10/16/2008
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CHOOSE CONNOR -
(unrated)
2007 - USA - English - 120 minutes - Strand Releasing
Directed by: Luke Eberl
Featuring: Steven Weber, Alex D. Linz, Escher Holloway, John Rubinstein, Erick Avari, Richard Riehle
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 Fifteen-year-old Owen Norris (Alex Linz) is at the top of his graduating middle-school class, has no friends and spends almost all of his time studying. But his mundane suburban life is changed forever when he meets Congressman Lawrence Connor (Steven Weber, Jeffrey, Wings) and his young nephew Caleb (Escher Holloway). As Caleb and Owen become close friends, Connor offers Owen the position of “youth campaign spokesman” for the upcoming Senate primaries. Owen`s fun summer job takes a dark turn as he uncovers the frightening truth about the deranged secret world of politics in which he has become entangled.
"A jaundiced look at political power and moral turpitude, (it) draws you in by creeping you out...What makes the journey compelling is the relaxed chemistry between the young actors and an insistently apprehensive tone that pervades even the most prosaic exchanges."
--Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
"Excellent directing coupled with a smart script and solid acting make CHOOSE CONNOR a movie worth your time."
--Don. R Lewis, Film Threat
"Does for politics what WALL STREET did for capitalism. It shows us with subtlety and finesse how the people in power, blinded by the spotlight, begin to lose sight of the people they're supposed to serve."
--Las Vegas Weekly
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