The Giver

Synopsis

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

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Cast

Jeff Bridges

The Giver

Meryl Streep

Chief Elder

Brenton Thwaites

Jonas

Alexander Skarsgård

Father

Katie Holmes

Mother

Odeya Rush

Fiona

Cameron Monaghan

Asher

Taylor Swift

Rosemary

Emma Tremblay

Lily

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Alexander Jillings

Gabriel 12 Months

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James Jillings

Gabriel 12 Months

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Jordan Nicholas Smal

Gabriel 3 Months

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Saige Fernandes

Gabriel 6 Months

Renate Stuurman

Dinah

Vanessa Cooke

Elder

John Whiteley

Elder

Kira Wilkinson

Chief Elder's Assistant

Meganne Young

Bride

Thabo Rametsi

Robbie

Vaughn Lucas

Security Officer

Crew

Art

• Ed Verreaux Production Design
• Christopher R. DeMuri Art Direction
• Catherine Palmer Art Direction
• Andrew McCarthy Set Decoration
• Randall Balsmeyer Title Designer

Camera

• Ross Emery Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Diana Cilliers Costume Design
• Daleen Badenhorst Wigmaker
• Marika Weber-Collop Makeup Artist
• J. Roy Helland Makeup Artist
• J. Roy Helland Hairstylist
• Fernanda Luz Hairstylist
• Marie Maggio Makeup Artist
• Nadine Prigge Makeup Artist
• Nadine Prigge Hairstylist
• Nathaniel De'Lineadeus Special Effects Makeup Artist

Directing

• Phillip Noyce Director

Editing

• Barry Alexander Brown Editor

Production

• Neil Koenigsberg Producer
• Nikki Silver Producer
• Jeff Bridges Producer
• Ralph Winter Executive Producer
• Dylan Sellers Executive Producer
• Scooter Braun Executive Producer
• Mary Vernieu Casting
• Janine van Assen Line Producer
• Alison Owen Executive Producer
• Venus Kanani Casting
• Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
• Bob Weinstein Executive Producer

Sound

• Marco Beltrami Original Music Composer
• Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
• Mark DeSimone ADR Mixer
• Paul Hsu Sound
• Dana Sano Music Supervisor
• Ryan Tedder Songs
• Tori Kelly Songs

Visual Effects

• Chris Healer Visual Effects

Writing

• Robert B. Weide Screenplay
• Michael Mitnick Screenplay
• Lois Lowry Book

Photos