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First pictures from Stone, premieres October 8

By April MacIntyre Sep 13, 2010, 17:28 GMT

Ukrainian actor Milla Jovovich (L) listens to US actor Robert De Niro during the press conference for the movie Stone during the 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, on 10 September 2010. The international film festival runs 09 to 19 September 2010. EPA/WARREN TODA

M&C got a first look at "Stone" - in select theaters October 8th.

Premise

Academy Award winner Robert De Niro and Oscar nominee Edward Norton deliver powerful performances as a seasoned corrections official and a scheming inmate whose lives become dangerously intertwined in Stone, a thought-provoking drama directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil, We Don’t Live Here Anymore) and written by Angus McLachlan (Junebug).

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As parole officer Jack Mabry (De Niro) counts the days toward a quiet retirement, he is asked to review the case of Gerald “Stone” Creeson (Norton), in prison for covering up the murder of his grandparents with a fire. Now eligible for early release, Stone needs to convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man’s decision have profound and unexpected effects on them both. 

courtesy of Overture films

"Stone" weaves together the parallel journeys of two men grappling with dark impulses, as the line between lawman and lawbreaker becomes precariously thin. The film’s ensemble features Milla Jovovich as Lucetta, Stone’s sexy, casually amoral wife, and Golden Globe winner Frances Conroy as Madylyn, Jack’s devout, long-suffering spouse.

courtesy of Overture films

Set against the quiet desperation of an economically ravaged community and the stifling brutality of a maximum security prison, this tale of passion, betrayal and corruption examines the fractured lives of two volatile men breaking from their troubled pasts to face uncertain futures. 

Rated R

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