Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Gilbert Grape feels trapped – with no father present & an eccentric family to care for he is struggling to cope His extremely overweight mother cannot leave the house & his developmentally challenged younger brother Alfie is running riot with his stubborn antics As much as Gilbert adores Alfie & shares a unique fatherly bond he can be difficult to care for The only way Gilbert can escape from the confines of his demanding role as head of the house is to run into the arms of an older married woman whom he is having a secret affair
- but the relationship is struggling as his mind is always elsewhere With their home falling apart at the very seams & Gilbert struggling to cope with all the demands his life puts upon him can the enigmatic new girl in town rescue Gilbert Grape & bring some happiness back in to his life? Brilliantly directed by Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules Dear John Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) this quirky whimsical & touching drama stars heartthrobs Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands Pirates of the Carribean) & Leonardo Di Caprio (The Wolf of Wall Street The Great Gatsby) in one of their best loved roles with Di Caprio receiving a best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for a film that made him a star