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Dominican Rep. The Man Without a Face
- Original title
- The Man Without a Face
- Year
- 1993
- Running time
- 114 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Malcolm MacRury. Novel: Isabelle Holland
- Cast
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Mel Gibson
Nick Stahl
Margaret Whitton
Fay Masterson
Gaby Hoffmann
Richard Masur
Geoffrey Lewis
Michael DeLuise- Jean De Baer
Ethan Phillips- Sean Kellman
George Martin- Michael Currie
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | 1960s. Childhood. Family Relationships
- Synopsis
- Young Chuck Norstadt (Nick Stahl) is tired of his mother’s ever-changing boyfriends, his obnoxious teenage half-sister and his younger tagalong half-sister, making the summer with them in a remote coastal town seemingly unbearable. More than anything, Chuck yearns to attend military school and follow in the steps of his deceased fighter pilot father, whose memory he has completely idealized. After he fails the entrance exam to his father’s alma mater, Chuck is determined to spend his summer preparing to take the exam again. He enlists the help of the mysterious and reclusive Justin McLeod (Mel Gibson), a former teacher. Against his better judgment, McLeod, whose facial disfigurement is the source of constant town gossip, becomes Chuck’s tutor. As the two prepare for the exam, they forge an unlikely friendship. Chuck begins to see McLeod as a father figure, and ultimately must come to terms with truth about his own father. McLeod, meanwhile, begins to feel human again as a result of his interaction with Chuck.
- Critics' reviews
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"The best that can be said about Mr. Gibson as a director -- and this is no mean achievement -- is that it's often possible to forget he was the man behind the camera"
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"A movie that's both heartwarming and heart-wrenching"
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"For all the humor, passion and decency Gibson invests in the film, The Man Without a Face doesn't add up to much more than a pretty reminder not to judge a book by its cover"
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