Detachment

Detachment

2011 · 98 min · EN · NR · 7.6 (2,016 votes)
Dir. Tony Kaye · Starring Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner · Music Taylor Stewart
Drama

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.

VIBE

This film is a raw, melancholic journey through profound human disconnection. It feels like a heavy, introspective gaze into the struggles of existence, wrapped in a gritty, somber aesthetic. The experience is both emotionally draining and deeply thought-provoking, lingering long after the credits roll.

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