Adoration (2008 film)

Adoration
U.S. theatrical poster
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Written byAtom Egoyan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited bySusan Shipton
Music byMychael Danna
Production
companies
  • Serendipity Point Films
  • ARP Selection
  • The Film Farm
  • Ego Film Arts
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release dates
  • May 22, 2008 (2008-05-22) (Cannes)
  • April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24) (Canada)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[1]

Adoration is a 2008 Canadian drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Arsinée Khanjian, Scott Speedman, Rachel Blanchard, Noam Jenkins, Devon Bostick, and Kenneth Welsh.

The film was first shown at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival,[2] where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. Adoration won "Best Canadian Feature Film – Special Jury Citation" at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in theatres in Canada on April 24, 2009, by Entertainment One.

  1. ^ "Q & A with Writer-Producer-Director Atom Egoyan". Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. ^ "Atom Egoyan's 'Adoration' to compete at Cannes". CTV Television Network. April 23, 2008. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2009.