21 Grams is a 2003 American crime drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu from a screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga. The story was co-written by González Iñárritu and Arriaga. The film stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston and Benicio Del Toro. The second part of Arriaga's and González Iñárritu's Trilogy of Death, preceded by Amores perros and followed by Babel, 21 Grams interweaves several plot lines in a nonlinear arrangement. The film's plot is about the consequences of a tragic automobile accident. Penn plays a critically ill mathematician, Watts plays a grief-stricken mother, and Del Toro plays a born-again Christian ex-convict whose faith is sorely tested in the aftermath of the accident. The three main characters each have "past", "present" and "future" story threads, which are shown as non-linear fragments that punctuate elements of the overall story, all imminently coming toward each other and coalescing as the story progresses.
| Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| Produced by | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Robert Salerno |
| Writer(s) | Guillermo Arriaga |
| Story by | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga |
| Starring | Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro, Melissa Leo, Charlotte Gainsbourg |
| Music | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Edited by | Stephen Mirrione |
| Production, company | This Is That Productions |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Released | September 5, 2003 (Venice Film Festival), November 21, 2003 (United States) |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $60.4 million |
| Netflix ID | 60031261 |
About 21 Grams
Pieced together by non-linear fragments of past, present, and future, the film follows three people affected by a tragic automobile accident. 21 grams is said to be the amount of weight loss immediately following one's death.
Achievement of 21 Grams
The film is the second installment in Arriaga's and González Iñárritu's Trilogy of Death. The movie grossed over $60 million worldwide.
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