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Land of Plenty

Play trailer Poster for Land of Plenty 2004,  1h 50m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 63% 27 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
World-traveling missionary Lana (Michelle Williams) returns to post-Sept. 11 America from the Middle East and begins work at a Los Angeles homeless shelter. Her Vietnam veteran uncle Paul (John Diehl) passes his days driving on a paranoid and self-styled reconnaissance mission looking for Islamic terrorists. Paul and Lana re-establish an uneasy relationship, but when they witness an act of violence, their divergent points of view force them to reconsider their friendship.

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Leslie Felperin Variety Aug 4, 2006
Wim Wenders' first fiction featurefeature since 2000's The Million Dollar Hotel, rocky but respectable Land of Plenty proves the helmer often does better with low budgets, fast schedules and young collaborators. Go to Full Review
Jeff Shannon Seattle Times Aug 4, 2006
3/4
It casts a spell of compassionate humanity with a gently healing effect. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Nov 10, 2005
4/5
Hampered by an ending that overreaches needlessly, the film is nevertheless worthy and unmistakably the effort of an enduringly distinctive and important filmmaker. Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Feb 15, 2021
Wenders' film is remarkable for another reason. Shot on digital video in a mere 16 days, Land of Plenty places social deprivation in America at its very center. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007
D
Major tragedy that September 11th has gone from horrifying to exploited... to, now, really freakin' boring German films about deserts and campervans. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dec 19, 2006
C-
About as unconvincing as any Hollywood film. Go to Full Review
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Rey S Apr 8, 2018 Slow-moving Wim Wenders film despite good performances from both John Diehl and Michelle Williams.
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Wim Wenders

Director

Michelle Williams

Lana

John Diehl

Paul

Shaun Toub

Hassan

Wendell Pierce

Henry

Richard Edson

Jimmy

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Movie Info

Synopsis World-traveling missionary Lana (Michelle Williams) returns to post-Sept. 11 America from the Middle East and begins work at a Los Angeles homeless shelter. Her Vietnam veteran uncle Paul (John Diehl) passes his days driving on a paranoid and self-styled reconnaissance mission looking for Islamic terrorists. Paul and Lana re-establish an uneasy relationship, but when they witness an act of violence, their divergent points of view force them to reconsider their friendship.
Director
Wim Wenders
Screenwriter
Michael Meredith, Wim Wenders
Production Co
Emotion Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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