The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAsia Argento
Screenplay by
  • Asia Argento
  • Alessandro Magania
Based onThe Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
by JT Leroy
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric Alan Edwards
Edited byJim Mol
Music by
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15) (Cannes)
  • January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19) (France)
  • May 7, 2005 (2005-05-07) (Japan)
  • July 15, 2005 (2005-07-15) (United Kingdom)
  • March 10, 2006 (2006-03-10) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Japan
LanguageEnglish
Box office$211,355[2]

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things is a 2004 drama film co-written and directed by Asia Argento and starring Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse (with Bennett and the Sprouse brothers sharing the role as Jeremiah). The screenplay by Argento and Alessandro Magania is based on JT LeRoy's novel of the same name. The film received a limited release in North America on March 10, 2006, shortly after Laura Albert was revealed to be the actual author of the JT LeRoy books.

The film concerns a tattered relationship between Sarah, a drug addict, and her young son, Jeremiah. Their life together is marked by Sarah's substance abuse. The title is taken from Jeremiah 17:9.[3]

  1. ^ "THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 16, 2005. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jeremiah 17:9". Biblegateway. Retrieved December 4, 2020.