
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Ewan Mc Gregor directs & stars in this drama based on the novel by Philip Roth The film charts the life of Jewish American businessman & former standout athlete Seymour ' Swede' Levov (Mc Gregor) whose life begins to unravel during the social & political upheaval of the 1960s Born & raised in Weequahic the Jewish neighbourhood of Newark New Jersey Swede achieved celebrity status in his local community due to his sports star status his marriage to former Miss New Jersey Dawn (Jennifer Connelly) & his place in charge of his father's glove factory But his perfect upper-class American life comes crashing down when the tensions of the decade tear his country & community apart & his daughter Merry (Dakota Fanning) becomes a radical political activist with devastating consequences Actors Ewan Mc Gregor; Jennifer Connelly; Dakota Fanning; Luke Whoriskey; Rupert Evans; Valorie Curry; David Strathairn; Uzo Aduba; Peter Riegert; Molly Parker Directors Ewan Mc Gregor Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1