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Beyond Borders

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Original title

Beyond Borders

Year

2003

Running time

126 min.

Country

United States

Director

Martin Campbell

Screenwriter

Caspian Tredwell-Owen

Cast

Music

James Horner

Cinematography

Phil Meheux

Producer

Co-production United States-Germany;

Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Camelot Pictures

Genre

Adventure. Drama. Romance | Poverty. Romantic Drama. Africa

Synopsis

Sarah Jordan (Jolie) is a sheltered American socialite living in London. When she meets Nick Callahan (Owen), a renegade doctor, his commitment to humanitarian efforts in war-torn nations moves her deeply. Driven by her passion for Nick and his life's work, Sarah risks everything to embark on a perilous journey that leads to the volatile far corners of the Earth.

Awards: 2003: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Actress (Angelina Jolie)

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Critics' reviews

"Star-driven, high-minded claptrap that, fatally, can't even rig a rooting interest in its central love story."

Joe Leydon: Variety
"When the suffering of real children is used to enhance the image of movie stars who fall in love against the backdrop of their suffering, a certain decency is lacking. "Beyond Borders" wants it both ways -- glamor up front, and human misery in the background to lend it poignancy."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Makes an earnest stab at illustrating the hardships and sacrifices humanitarian workers contend with - but in the end, all the suffering merely forms an amorphous backdrop for a Harlequin romance"

Megan Lehmann: New York Post
"A sudsless soap opera with human misery as a backdrop for romantic banality."

Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal
"An unreal film about a real situation, unavoidably cartoonish"

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"The film's heart is undoubtedly in the right place, but so what? Fine ideals don't mean much when they're couched in an inert, pointless storyline."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"The premise of the movie deserves better"

The Washington Post
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Beyond Borders

2003

Martin Campbell

6.0

(7,934)