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The King
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R,1hr 45min
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May 5, 2006
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Velocity / Thinkfilm
Synopsis: A young man exacts a thorough revenge against the father who abandoned him in this independent drama. Elvis (Gael García Bernal) is a young man in his early twenties who, after finishing a hitch in the Navy, learns that his biological father was Pastor David Sandow (William Hurt), a man of the cloth who has never taken responsibility for siring a child out of wedlock. Elvis travels to Corpus Christi, TX, to confront Sandow about his past; the pastor asks Elvis to let him break the news to his wife ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
"What 'The King' offers are caricatures, objects not of empathy or pity but derision. They are like [TV host Jerry] Springer's guests on any given day ..." Full Review
Featured Cast
Elvis Sandow
Pastor David Sandow
Paul Sandow
Malerie Sandow
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William Hurt at the The King premiere in Cannes on May 15, 2005
Gael Garcia Bernal and Pell James at the The King premiere in Cannes on May 15, 2005
Gael Garcia Bernal and Pell James at the The King premiere in Cannes on May 15, 2005
Gael Garcia Bernal at the The King premiere in Cannes on May 15, 2005
Pell James at the The King premiere in Cannes on May 15, 2005
Laura Harring and Paul Allen at the The King premiere in Cannes on May 15, 2005
William Hurt, Pell James, Gael Garcia Bernal and Milo Addica at the The King premiere in Cannes on...
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