Adoration

Adoration

Some stories are too dangerous to tell.

2009 · 100 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama, Romance

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.

Directed by Atom Egoyan · Written by Atom Egoyan

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