After The Ruin, a colorless equalitarian society is formed without memories and everyone follows rules established by the Chief Elder and the Elders. The population uses drugs to stay happy and on the day of the graduation, the teenagers leave their childhood and are assigned to a career chosen by the Elders. Jonas lives with his parents and has two best friends, Fiona and Asher, and he feels different from his friends. He is assigned to be the Receiver of Memories and he is trained by his mentor, The Giver, who gives memories of the world before The Ruin. Jonas learns emotions such as love and fear and the concept of family. When he discovers that the baby Gabriel that he loves as a brother will be eliminated, he decides to change his society but the Chief Elder will do anything to stop him.
Synopsis by IMDb
The Giver (2014)
Dutch
De film vertelt het verhaal van een ogenschijnlijk perfecte wereld waarin
iedereen blij is. Wanneer Jonas 12 jaar oud is wordt hij uitgekozen als de
"ontvanger van herinneringen" voor de gemeenschap. Samen met een oude man,
genaamd de Giver, gaat hij in training. Jonas leert over pijn, verdriet,
oorlog en alle ongelukkige waarheden in de "echte" wereld. Hij beseft al
snel dat zijn gemeenschap niet echt is. Geconfronteerd met deze realiteit
staat hij voor moeilijke keuzes over zijn eigen leven en zijn toekomst.
English
This film, based on Lois Lowry's book, tells the story of a perfect world.
Everyone here is happy. When Jonas is 18 years old, he's chosen to be the
community's Receiver of Memories. He enters into training with an old man
called The Giver. From the Giver, Jonas learns about pain, sadness, war, and
all the unhappy truths of the "real" world. He quickly realizes that his
community is fake. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices
about his own life and his future.
Post Information
Source............: The.Giver.2014.1080p.Bluray.x264.AC3
Formaat...........: DVD5 / ISO
Video.............: PAL / 16:9
Audio.............: Dolby Digital 5.1
Genre.............: Drama / Sci-Fi
Subs..............: Dutch
Menu..............: No
Publication.Year..: 2014
Cover.&.label.....: Yes
Audio.............: Englisch
RunningTime.......: 97 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435651/
http://www.moviemeter.nl/film/98004
