Movie
The United States of Leland
Overview
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-05-15
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- MDP Worldwide, Media 8 Entertainment, Thousand Words, Trigger Street Productions, Paramount Classics
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Don Cheadle as Pearl Madison
- Ryan Gosling as Leland P. Fitzgerald
- Chris Klein as Allen Harris
- Kevin Spacey as Albert T. Fitzgerald
- Jena Malone as Becky Pollard
- Lena Olin as Marybeth Fitzgerald
- Michelle Williams as Julie Pollard
- Martin Donovan as Harry Pollard
- Ann Magnuson as Karen Pollard
- Kerry Washington as Ayesha
- Sherilyn Fenn as Mrs. Calderon
- Matt Malloy as Charlie
Crew
- Matthew Ryan Hoge - Director
- Matthew Ryan Hoge - Writer
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