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Written by Joe Bodia   
Monday, 29 December 2008 15:27

Tags: David Cronenberg | Ed Harris | Maria Bello | Viggo Mortensen | William Hurt

A thriller from director David Cronenberg, A History of Violence (check out the New Line Platinum Series) stars Viggo Mortensen as a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and two children.

A History of ViolenceBut their lives are forever changed when Mortensen thwarts an attempted robbery and is lauded as a hero by the media, attracting the attention of some mobsters (William Hurt and Ed Harris) who believe he is someone else.


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