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Release date United States: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Director: Joe Wright

Cast:

Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez
Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers
Catherine Keener
Stephen Root as Curt
Justin Martin as Nathaniel - Age 13-16
Tom Hollander as Graham Claydon
Justin Rodgers Hall as Sgt. Harris
Angela Featherstone as Commuter #1
Rachael Harris as Leslie
Marissa Ghavami as Ballerina
Lisa Gay Hamilton as Jennifer
Michael Bunin as Adam Crane
Matt Besser as Commuter #4
David Jean Thomas as Jim Trotter
Ilia Volokh as Mr. Barnoff
Alejandro Patino as Construction foreman
Meggan Anderson as Paper Airplane Student
Heather La Bella as ER Doctor
Paul Greenberg as Commuter #2
Tiffany Scott as Juilliard Student

About:

Based on the true story of musical prodigy Nathaniel Ayers, who developed schizophrenia in his second year at Juilliard and ended up homeless on the streets of downtown L.A. where he performs the violin and cello. The drama is based on the relationship the musician developed with Steve Lopez, a Los Angeles Times reporter whose column informed the script, as did a book Lopez is writing that Putnam will publish in the spring.

Genres:
Drama - Music - Biography

Producers: Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff

Writers: Susannah Grant, Steve Lopez

Studio: Dreamworks Pictures