Keane

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Directed by Lodge Kerrigan

Release Date: DVD released in 2006
Abigail Plays: Kira Bedik
Co-stars: Damian Lewis, Amy Ryan
Tag-Line: A life experience becomes a gift. Life is how you live it . . . not how you spend it
Genre: Drama, thriller

Synopsis:
We first meet William Keane (Damian Lewis) in the Port Authority bus terminal where he is desperately searching for his 6-year-old daughter, who has been missing for months. Repeatedly drawn to the site of the purported abduction, Keane wanders the bus station compulsively going over the events of that fateful day. Veering between days of relentless searching and nights of alcohol and drug induced extremes of self-destructive behavior, he seems to be teetering precariously on the edge of sanity. Then one day he meets a financially strapped young woman, Lynn Bedik (Amy Ryan), and her 7-year-old daughter, Kira (Abigail Breslin), who are also staying at the same transient motel in New Jersey. He reaches out to them and soon the mother entrusts him to pick up Kira after school and bring her home. As he becomes increasingly attached to the child, the story moves to a whole new level of poignancy and tension, as Keane searches for redemption through the little girl.

Abigail's Role:
Abigail plays 7 year old Kira Bedik a young girl, who Keane meet because they are also staying at the same transient motel in New Jersey. He reaches out to them and soon the mother entrusts him to pick up the girl after school and bring her home. As he becomes increasingly attached to the child, the story moves to a whole new level of poignancy and eventually tension, as he searches for redemption through the little girl.

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Notable Quotes: "Abigail Breslin, Abby to her friends, started in the business following in the footsteps of her brother, Spencer Breslin (with whom she co-starred in Raising Helen). She did her first commercial for Toys R Us when she was three years old. She made her motion picture debut in the Touchstone Pictures hit Signs, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. She has also performed in various roles for television, including guest spots on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Navy N.C.I.S., and What I Like About You. She is now eight years old."
"His performance overshadows all others in the film – Breslin registers with her heartbreaking naturalism, but Ryan barely makes an impression and any remaining characters exist in the periphery."
"Abigail Breslin has a command of her craft far beyond her tender young years. She portrays a shy girl that reaches out for a father figure. She never plays Kira as a victim of her circumstances, merely as a girl that has never really known any better life."
"Although Lewis holds the film in his bloodshot gaze, an utterly convincing Abigail Breslin (as the seven-year-old Keane takes under his wing) is its secret weapon."
"It must've affected the performances, too. Absolutely. What happened was that it became very challenging but also very exhilarating, particularly shooting in unpredictable environments like the Port Authority. Plus, actors work at different rates. Damien, for instance, was ready right out of the gate every single time, take one, but Abigail--who I think does a tremendous job and this is in no way a criticism of her performance, just an objective observation of her method--took longer. She wasn't really at the right pitch until take five or six, at which time Damien was coming down, so I had to keep shooting until Damien came back up again and they were both at about the right pitch which was anywhere from take twelve to fourteen." - Lodge Kerrigan



Related Links:
- Image Gallery
- Trailer & Video clips
- Kira Bedik Quotes
- Official Site
- imdb.com page

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