The United States of Leland Movie Clip - watch all clips j.mp click to subscribe j.mp Leland (Ryan Gosling) describes the inherent sadness he sees in every person. TM & © Paramount (2012) Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge MOVIECLIPS YouTube Channel: j.mp Join our Facebook page: j.mp Follow us on Twitter: j.mp Buy Movie: j.mp Producer: Mark Damon, Stewart Hall, Bernie Morris, Kevin Spacey, Jonah Smith, Dara Weintraub, Palmer West Screenwriter: Matthew Ryan Hoge Film Description: Produced by Kevin Spacey, The United States of Leland is a psychological drama concerning the aftereffects of a brutal murder. It's also the first big-studio theatrical release for writer/director Matthew Ryan Hoge, whose previous work consists of the independent comedy Self Storage. Ryan Gosling plays Leland, an imprisoned teenager doing time for the stabbing murder of a disabled boy. Prison writing teacher Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle) gets caught up in the story with the in! tention of making a book out of it, especially when he finds out that Leland's father is the famous novelist Albert Fitzgerald (Spacey). Pearl's investigation uncovers some of the details and effects of the murder for everyone involved, including the victim's parents, Harry (Martin Donovan) and Karen Pollard (Ann Magnuson). Jena Malone plays Becky, the teenage junkie who is both Leland's ex-girlfriend and the victim's sister. The situation also complicates the relationship between Becky's older sister
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