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Mystic River is an American Academy Award winning film released in 2003, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney and Kevin Bacon. The film was written by Brian Helgeland (based on the novel Mystic River by Dennis Lehane) and directed by Clint Eastwood.

The film opened to widespread critical acclaim. It was nominated for 6 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Sean Penn won Best Actor and Tim Robbins won Best Supporting Actor.

The plot of the film revolves around three kids who were friends and grew up together in Boston, Massachusetts named Jimmy, Dave, and Sean. When they were all ten years old, and playing together in the street, one of them (Dave, played by Robbins) is kidnapped by pedophiles and kept for four days. Decades later, all three are adults, still living in Boston, and have drifted apart. Jimmy's (Sean Penn) 19 year old daughter is murdered, while suspicious circumstances swirl around Dave. The crime is investigated by Sean (Kevin Bacon), who has become a policeman.

The climax of the film comes when Jimmy and his friends get Dave drunk. When Dave leaves the bar to go throw up the men follow him out. Jimmy tells Dave that he will let him live if he confesses to killing his daughter; if he doesn't he will kill him right there and then. When Dave, who we find out was not in fact the killer, admits to the crime in an attempt to escape with his life, Jimmy stabs him and shoots him in the face anyway. It turns out that Dave had discovered a pedophile abusing a kid in a car and killed him.

Tagline: We bury our sins, we wash them clean.

Awards and nominations

Awards

76th Academy Awards:
*Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn)
*Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Tim Robbins)
Art Directors Guild: Feature Film - Contemporary Film (Henry Bumstead and Jack G. Taylor Jr. )
Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Foreign Language Film
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Picture, Best Ensemble Cast
Broadcast Film Critics Association
: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins)
Cannes Film Festival
: Golden Coach (Clint Eastwood)
Casting Society of America: Best Casting for Feature Film - Drama
Central Ohio Film Critics: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins), Best Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden)
Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins)
César Awards (France): Best Foreign Language Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Sean Penn)
Florida Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins)
Fotogramas de Plata (Spain): Best Foreign Language Film
61st Golden Globe Awards:
*Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Sean Penn)
*Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Tim Robbins)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Sean Penn)
Kinema Junpo Awards (Japan): Best Foreign Language Film
Las Vegas Film Critics Society: Best Actor (Sean Penn)
London Film Critics Circle: Actor of the Year (Sean Penn), Director of the Year (Clint Eastwood)
Mainichi Film Concours (Japan): Best Foreign Language Film
National Board of Review: Best Picture, Best Actor (Sean Penn)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Director (Clint Eastwood)
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards: Best Screenplay (Brian Helgelan)
Sant Jordi Awards (Spain): Best Foreign Language Film
Satellite Awards
: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Sean Penn), Best Screenplay - Adapted (Brian Helgeland)
Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Tim Robbins)
Seattle Film Critics
: Best Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden)
Southeastern Film Critics Association
: Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins), Best Screenplay - Adapted (Brian Helgeland)
USC Scripter Award: Brian Helgeland (screenwriter) and Dennis Lehane (author)
Uruguayan Film Critics Association (Uruguay): Best Film
Vancouver Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Sean Penn)

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