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A Map of the World
1999 · 2h 5m · R
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What is it about? A Map of the World
A woman's life falls apart after she's blamed for an accident on her property.
School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.
Genre: drama. Themes: drowning, child drowning.
Cast and crew A Map of the World
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Creators
- Directed byScott Elliott
- ScreenplayPeter Hedges
- ScreenplayPolly Platt
- Based on the novel byJane Hamilton
- MusicPat Metheny
- CinematographySeamus McGarvey
- EditingNaomi Geraghty
- EditingCraig McKay
Full cast and crew38 cast members, 46 crew
Cast:
- Sigourney Weaver · Alice Goodwin
- Julianne Moore · Theresa Collins
- David Strathairn · Howard Goodwin
- Arliss Howard · Paul Reverdy
- Chloë Sevigny · Carole Mackessy
- Sara Rue · Debbie
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Dyshett
- Nicole Ari Parker · Sherry
- Bruklin Harris · Lynelle
- Lisa Emery · Susan Durkin
- Ron Lea · Dan Collins
- Louise Fletcher · Nellie Goodwin
- Dara Perlmutter · Emma Goodwin
- Kayla Perlmutter · Claire Goodwin
- Deborah Lobban · Wilma Becker
- Marc Donato · Robbie Mackessy
- Richard McMillan · Lloyd
- Hayley Lochner · Audrey Collins
- Victoria Rudiak · Lizzy Collins
- Brenda Robins · Bowman
- Colleen Williams · Nurse
- Sarah Rosen Fruitman · Little Alice
- Peter Haworth · Priest
- Lisa Hynes · Churchwoman
- Kathryn Kirkpatrick · Churchwoman
- Elva Mai Hoover · Superintendent
- Nancy McAlear · Detective Grogan
- Gerry Quigley · Officer Melby
- James Warren · Policeman
- Timm Zemanek · Edgar Becker
- Lorin Raine · Guard
- Shakura S'Aida · Guard
- Michael Cameron · Tommy Giddings
- Maria Ricossa · Realtor
- John Bourgeois · Judge Patterson
- Robert Eaton · Jim Perkins
- Eve Crawford · Shepard
- Nancy E.L. Ward · Court Clerk (uncredited)
Crew:
- Jane Hamilton · Novel
- Peter Hedges · Screenplay
- Polly Platt · Screenplay
- Willi Bär · Executive Producer
- Pat Metheny · Original Music Composer
- Scott Elliott · Director
- Avy Kaufman · Casting
- Naomi Geraghty · Editor
- Tina Gerussi · Casting
- Richard Toyon · Production Design
- Kathleen Kennedy · Producer
- Frank Marshall · Producer
- Seamus McGarvey · Director of Photography
- Craig McKay · Editor
- Suzette Daigle · Costume Design
Trailer A Map of the World
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Details A Map of the World
- First theatrical release
- September 13, 1999
- Release in the US
- January 21, 2000
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- Overseas FilmGroup, Cineventa, First Look International, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Frequently asked questions
How long is A Map of the World?
2h 5m (125 minutes).
Who’s in A Map of the World?
Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard, Chloë Sevigny, Sara Rue, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nicole Ari Parker, Bruklin Harris, and Lisa Emery. Directed by Scott Elliott.
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