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The giver Cover Image DVD DVD

The giver [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company and Walden Media presents ; a Tonik/As Is Productions in association with Yucaipa Films ; Director, Phillip Noyce.

Summary:

The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.

Record details

  • ISBN: 774212112096
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Weinstein Company ; 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by Lois Lowry.
Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jeff Bridges, Odeya Rush, Emma Tremblay, Katie Holmes, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, Brenton Thwaites.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English and French audio, English subtitles.
Subject: Control (Psychology) > Fiction.
Dystopian films.
Dystopias > Fiction.
Feature films.
Memory > Fiction.
Science fiction films.
Secrets > Fiction.
Social control > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Stroud Branch. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stroud Branch DVD Giver 31681002437630 DVD Available -


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