The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

2004 · 98 min · EN · R · 5.9 (139 votes)
Dir. Asia Argento · Starring Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Jeremy Renner, Winona Ryder, Ornella Muti, Peter Fonda · Music Morgan

Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all.

Drama

Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation comes in the form of the boy's ultrareligious grandparents, but soon Jeremiah's mother returns. Maternal love binds the pair together on the road until Sarah's desperate and depraved lifestyle finally consumes her.

VIBE

A deeply disturbing and unflinching look at childhood trauma. It's a raw, visceral experience that lingers long after the credits roll, exploring the devastating impact of abuse and neglect with stark, unvarnished honesty.

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