Detachment is a 2011 American drama about the high school education system starring Adrien Brody with an ensemble supporting cast. Detachment is a chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of a substitute teacher named Henry Barthes . Barthes' method of imparting vital knowledge to his temporary students is interrupted by the arrival of three women in his life. His life gets more complicated when he takes in a teenage prostitute called Erica . Detachment premiered in April 2011 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Pretty... Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in France. In September 2011, Tribeca Film acquired U.S. distribution rights with Celluloid Dreams repping worldwide sales rights. Territories sold include Benelux , Italy , Middle East , Russia , Latin America , India , Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam and Taiwan . In September, Detachment screened in competition at the 37th Deauville American Film Festival. It won both the Cartier Revelation Prize and the International Critics Prize.
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| Release date: | 2011 |
| Directed by: | Tony Kaye |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Adrien Brody, Austin Stark, Greg Shapiro, Benji Kohn, Chris Papavasiliou, Bingo Gubelmann, Carl Lund |
| Editor: | Geoffrey Richman |
| Cinematography: | Tony Kaye |
| Screenplay by: | Carl Lund |