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The Architect
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R,1hr 21min
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2006
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Magnolia
Synopsis: Tonya Neely (Viola Davis) is a neighborhood activist on the south side of Chicago, trying to get her community to rally to tear down Eden Court, the dangerous housing project where she lives. After a family tragedy, she sent her youngest daughter, Cammie (Serena Reeder), off to live with friends in a middle-class neighborhood, where she could go to a better school. Leo Waters (Anthony LaPaglia), the architect who designed Eden Court many years ago, lives a seemingly idyllic life with his wife, Julia ... Full Synopsis
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In her (Viola Davis) umpteenth turn as a strong ghetto mother, she is the life force that lifts Matt Tauber's workaday movie The Architect into an experience to savor. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Leo Waters
Julia Walters
Tonya Neely
Christina Waters
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Hayden Panettiere attends the premiere of "The Architect" at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival in...
Hayden Panettiere attends the premiere of "The Architect" at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival in...
Anthony LaPaglia at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - "The Architect" Premiere
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