Bibliograph

The giver, The Weinstein Company and Walden Media presents a Tonik/As Is Productions production ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koeningsbert ; screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide ; directed by Phillip Noyce

Type

Label

The giver, The Weinstein Company and Walden Media presents a Tonik/As Is Productions production ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koeningsbert ; screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide ; directed by Phillip Noyce

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rated: PG-13; for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence

Main title

The giver

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

892063762

Responsibility statement

The Weinstein Company and Walden Media presents a Tonik/As Is Productions production ; produced by Nikki Silver, Jeff Bridges, Neil Koeningsbert ; screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide ; directed by Phillip Noyce

Runtime

Summary

The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before

Technique

live action

Classification