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and gymnastics) reach worrying proportions and start to put a lot of strain on Will and Liv's relationship. Complicating the situation further is his feeling of being shut out of their inner circle since Bea is not his biological daughter. He and Liv start relationship counseling, but their drifting
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Though they're puzzled about the burglars' ability to disable the alarm, the two architects are not particularly worried after the first break-in, mostly writing it off to the neighbourhood's dodgy reputation. However, after the second break-in, they decide to stake out the building after hours
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Will strikes up a strange acquaintance with an Eastern European prostitute named Oana (Vera Farmiga) who hangs around the area every night. Spotting Miro attempting to break in one night, Will attempts to follow him. This pursuit leads Will to the flat where Miro lives with his mother Amira.
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giving the film a 34% rating based on 130 film critic reviews. The site's consensus reads: "This class warfare drama feels contrived and superficial: characters don't act logically as the movie manipulates them towards deconstructing various social issues." On
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and his final feature film before his death in 2008. Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, the film is about a successful landscape architect whose dealings with a young thief and his mother cause him to re-evaluate his life.
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He soon becomes emotionally entangled with her, causing him to re-evaluate his life. Conflict arises when the police close in on the burglars, and Will must make a crucial choice which will affect the lives of everyone around him.
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hoping to find the culprit and alert the police. Being out of the house on nightly stakeouts actually suits Will just fine, allowing him to get away from the cold atmosphere of his household.
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daughter Bea. The 14-year-old girl's irregular sleeping and eating habits as well as her unsocial behaviour (she has trouble relating to people and seems only interested in doing
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Realizing their modest living means, he decides not to report his findings to the police but goes back to Amira's apartment under the guise of having a suit that needs mending.
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named Mirsad "Miro" whose acrobatic skills allow them to enter the building. Miro is actually a refugee from
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Simultaneously on the business front, Will's and his partner Sandy's state-of-the-art offices in the
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living a detached, routine-based life in London with his Swedish-American girlfriend Liv and her
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burglar, a role requiring several difficult physical feats. The film is a presentation of
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Rowley Way, South Hampstead, London, England, UK (Amira's flat)
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Minghella previously directed the film's stars – Jude Law in
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Anthony Minghella
Sydney Pollack
Jude Law
Juliette Binoche
Robin Wright
Benoît Delhomme
Lisa Gunning
Gabriel Yared
Underworld
The Weinstein Company
Miramax Films
Mirage Enterprises
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Miramax International
Buena Vista International
Toronto
romantic
crime
drama
Anthony Minghella
Jude Law
Juliette Binoche
Robin Wright
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Cold Mountain
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The English Patient
Rafi Gavron
traceur

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