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The Paperboy<\/strong>
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Release Date: October 5, 2012
\nDistributor: Millennium Films
\nDirector: Lee Daniels
\nScreenwriter: Lee Daniels
\nStarring: Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray
\nGenre: Drama
\nMPAA Rating: R<\/p>\n

Synopsis: A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar\u00ae-nominated director Lee Daniels<\/strong> (Precious), The Paperboy takes audiences on a wild ride through the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter <\/strong>(Mulholland Falls, Rush), the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack<\/strong> and Academy Award\u00ae-winner Nicole Kidman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Miami Times reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) returns to his sleepy home town of Lately, Florida, where a decades-old fa\u00e7ade of Southern gentility strains against the sweeping social changes of the 1960s. Accompanied by his writing partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman), Ward is chasing the career-making story of violent swamp rat Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), who claims to have been framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Drafting his younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) to serve as his driver, Ward tries to unravel the mystery of the crime, aided by a mountain of evidence Charlotte has amassed to prove her fianc\u00e9\u2019s innocence.<\/p>\n

As the odious Van Wetter awaits the electric chair, the Jansen family\u2019s longtime black maid Anita (Macy Gray) watches in alarm as Jack becomes more and more infatuated with the alluring Charlotte. But when Ward\u2019s investigation reveals a web of deception it sets off an explosive chain reaction that pulls everyone involved into a quagmire of evil as dark as the Everglades themselves.<\/p>\n

Inspired by a true story, The Paperboy\u2019s tale of obsession, violence and ambition earned a nomination for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival\u2019s highest prize, the coveted Palme d\u2019 Or.<\/p>\n

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Clip – “I Can’t Believe We Doing This”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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