The Safety of Objects (2001)

Directed by

Rose Troche

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Several families in a suburban neighborhood find their lives secretly connected after a car accident. The story follows a mother caring for her son in a coma and other people linked to the crash.

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What happens

The Safety of Objects is a 2001 American drama film based upon a collection of short stories of the same name written by A. M. Homes and published in 1990. It features four suburban families who find that their lives become intertwined. The film was directed by Rose Troche, who co-wrote the screenplay with Homes. It touches upon many issues of the human experience in life. There are about 15 major characters in the film. Glenn Close plays Esther Gold, the mother of several children, including a son in a coma from a car accident. The other characters are related to the accident either directly or indirectly. As the story continues, the audience learns that all of the characters are connected in ways that they never knew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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