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Director: Tony Kaye
Cast: Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
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Detachment (2011) offers a powerful and introspective character study directed by Tony Kaye, featuring Adrien Brody's captivating performance as a substitute teacher grappling with his own emotional distance and the struggles of the education system.
Detachment is a 2011 American psychological drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by Carl Lund. Its story follows Henry Barthes, a high-school substitute teacher who becomes a role model to his students and others. It stars Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Betty Kaye, Sami Gayle, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner and James Caan.
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