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The Pledge

Sean Penn / US, 2001 / 122 min.

Sean Penn’s layered psychological portrait of an almost retired detective (Jack Nicholson) who pledges he will find an eight-year-old girl’s murderer whilst heading for his own moral downfall. Adapted from the novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

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A mere six hours separate detective Jerry Black from his retirement, something he is definitely not looking forward to. This double divorcee with no children can’t imagine life without the excitement of police work.

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This movie contains scenes of violenceThis movie contains foul languagePersons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Sean Penn

Production year

2001

Country

US

Original title

The Pledge

Length

122 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

35mm

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Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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