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Director
  
Ethan Hawke

Initial DVD release
  
January 9, 2008 (Sweden)

Country
  
United States

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Music, Romance

Duration
  

Language
  
English

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Release date
  
September 2, 2006 (2006-09-02) (VFF) August 24, 2007 (2007-08-24) (United States)

Based on
  
The Hottest State  by Ethan Hawke

Writer
  
Ethan Hawke (screenplay), Ethan Hawke (novel)

Songs
  
Ya no te veria mas (Never See You)

Cast
  
Mark Webber
(William Harding),
Daniel Ross Owens
(Young Vince),
Glen Powell
(John Jaegerman),
Cherami Leigh
(Danielle),
Anne Clarke
(Young Jesse),
Catalina Sandino Moreno
(Sarah)

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Tagline
  
What happens when your first love is love itself?

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The Hottest State is a 2006 drama film directed and written by Ethan Hawke, which he based on the novel of the same name that he had written and published ten years earlier, in 1996. The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2006, and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 24, 2007. It ran for 5 weeks and grossed $137,341 internationally. The film was subsequently issued on DVD in December 2007.

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Synopsis

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The film tells the story of a 20-year-old actor William (Mark Webber) who falls in love for the first time with an aspiring singer, Sarah (Catalina Sandino Moreno). As their love blossoms and languishes, young William reexamines himself and his relationship with his mother Jesse (Laura Linney) and estranged father Vince (Ethan Hawke).

Cast

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  • Mark Webber as William Harding
  • Catalina Sandino Moreno as Sarah
  • Michelle Williams as Samantha
  • Laura Linney as Jesse
  • Ethan Hawke as Vince
  • Daniel Ross as Young Vince
  • Anne Clarke as Young Jesse

    • Soundtrack

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    The music score for the film was composed by Grammy-winning musician Jesse Harris. Aside from the inclusion of two score tracks, the album is composed of sixteen original songs interpreted by such musicians as Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, Cat Power, Bright Eyes, and Feist. It was also named one of "The Top 10 CDs of 2007" by the New York Daily News.

    Track listing

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    1. "Ya No Te Veria Mas (Never See You)" - 2:06 (Rocha)
    2. "Always Seem To Get Things Wrong" - 3:47 (Willie Nelson)
    3. "Somewhere Down The Road" - 2:44 (Feist)
    4. "Big Old House" - 3:54 (Bright Eyes)
    5. "The Speed of Sound" - 4:19 (Emmylou Harris)
    6. "It Will Stay With Us" - 2:17 (Jesse Harris)
    7. "If You Ever Slip" - 2:33 (The Black Keys)
    8. "Crooked Lines" - 4:28 (M. Ward)
    9. "World of Trouble" - 4:35 (Norah Jones)
    10. "Never See You" - 5:04 (Brad Mehldau)
    11. "It's Alright To Fail" - 3:40 (Cat Power)
    12. "One Day The Dam Will Break" - 2:58 (Jesse Harris)
    13. "You, The Queen" - 4:17 (Tony Scherr)
    14. "Morning In A Strange City (Cafe)" - 2:00
    15. "No More" - 3:59 (Rocha)
    16. "Dear Dorothy" - 2:28 (Jesse Harris)
    17. "Never See You" - 2:46 (Rocha)
    18. "There Are No Good Second Chances" - 4:58

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    References

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