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21 Grams is a 2003 American psychological thriller film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga [3] The film stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston and Benicio Del Toro.
Jan 16, 2004 · 21 Grams: Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. With Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston, Carly Nahon. A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
The 21 grams experiment refers to a study published in 1907 by Duncan MacDougall, a physician from Haverhill, Massachusetts. MacDougall hypothesized that souls have physical weight, and attempted to measure the mass lost by a human when the soul departed the body.
Nov 25, 2003 · That film intercut three simultaneous stories, all centering on a traffic accident. "21 Grams" has three stories and a traffic accident, but the stories move back and forth in time, so that sometimes we know more than the characters, sometimes they know more than we do.
Jan 9, 2004 · Alejandro González Iñárritu deftly weaves an uncommonly structured narrative with panache in 21 Grams, a stylish, haunting drama full of fine performances. Read Critics Reviews
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A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
These three separate stories/characters become tied together one evening when Jack kills Cristina's husband and children in a hit-and-run accident. Her husband's heart is donated to Paul, who begins his recovery. Cristina is devastated by the loss and returns to drugs and alcohol.
