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Brokeback Mountain
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R,2hrs 14min
Released:
December 9, 2005
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Focus Features
Synopsis: Ang Lee's adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's story Brokeback Mountain stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as young cowboys named Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar. Each of them is hired to corral sheep on the title location and they soon bond very closely. Their platonic relationship explodes into a physical one, but eventually the two are separated when their job comes to an end. Although the two follow different life paths -- one becoming a father of two and the other marrying into a successful business ... Full Synopsis
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By John Hartl, Film Critic, MSNBC
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"... there is no fat [to the film], thanks in great part to Ang Lee's brilliantly austere direction. ... The cast is flawless ..." Full Review
Perry Seibert
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Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain is an effective and affecting psychological study of a man so afraid of revealing emotions that he nearly implodes due to his inability to express himself. Heath Ledger gives ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Ennis Del Mar
Jack Twist
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