Detachment
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
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Cast
57 people
Adrien Brody
Henry Barthes
Known for
The Pianist
King Kong
William Petersen
Mr. Sarge Kepler
Marcia Gay Harden
Principal Carol Dearden
Known for
Into the Wild
The Mist
James Caan
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
Christina Hendricks
Ms. Sarah Madison
Known for
Mad Men
Drive
Lucy Liu
Dr. Doris Parker
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Elementary
Blythe Danner
Ms. Perkins
Known for
Meet the Parents
The Lucky One
Tim Blake Nelson
Mr. Wiatt
Known for
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Watchmen
William L. Petersen
Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Manhunter
Bryan Cranston
Mr. Dearden
Known for
Breaking Bad
Malcolm in the Middle
Sami Gayle
Erica
Known for
Blue Bloods
Stolen
Betty Kaye
Meredith
No other roles listed
Tony Kaye Director · Carl Lund Writer Andrew Grush Composer
Worldwide gross $3.7M · Budget $3M · United States release March 16, 2012
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,742,697
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Paper Street Films
Production
Kingsgate Films
Production
Appian Way
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · April 24, 2011
Theatrical
United States · February 24, 2012
Digital
United States · March 16, 2012
Limited theatrical · New York, New York
United States
April 25, 2011 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
March 23, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
Brazil
October 30, 2011 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
January 16, 2013 · Physical
France
September 9, 2011 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
February 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 2011 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
August 28, 2013 · Physical
Greece
March 21, 2013 · Theatrical
May 27, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
July 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
June 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
October 26, 2011 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Netherlands
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
February 12, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
November 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 8, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
October 31, 2012 · Theatrical
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