Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Eminem (Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 Mile a bracing drama directed by Curtis Hanson Set in 1995 in the bleak urban battle zone of Detroit the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself Jimmy Smith Jr better known as Rabbit is destined for a life of squalor Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger) Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet His only outlet is hip-hop Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping Rabbit still hasn&t managed to unleash his true potential But his best friend Future (Mekhi Phifer) is determined to make that happen Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before giving him another chance at redemption Hanson&s stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto proves that the issue is no longer about race it&s about money Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh cruel world Actors Eminem Kim Basinger Mekhi Phifer Omar Benson Miller Brittany Murphy Chloe Greenfield & De& Angelo Wilson Director Curtis Hanson Certificate 15 years & over Year 2002 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Japanese Subtitles English ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Japanese ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Traditional Mandarin Duration 1 hour & 50 minutes (approx)