The United States Of Leland

(paramount classics) Release Date: April 2, 2004 Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge Cast: Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin Plot: The story of a sensitive teenager, Leland, faced with issues of morality and hope under difficult circumstances, who is arrested and sent to juvenile hall, after he kills an autistic child out of sympathy. Once there, he meets a teacher, Mr. Pearl, who helps him figure out the reasons for why he committed the crime, as we also see the ramifications of the murder have on his community, his family, and that of the victim. Website: www.paramountclassics.com/leland/\" target="_new">link