TY - GEN AB - The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before. AU - Noyce, Phillip, AU - Melnick, Michael, AU - Weide, Robert B., AU - Silver, Nikki, AU - Bridges, Jeff, AU - Koenigsberg, Neil, AU - Weinstein, Bob, AU - Weinstein, Harvey, AU - Burkle, Ron, AU - Sellers, Dylan, AU - Winter, Ralph, AU - Owen, Alison, AU - Braun, Scooter, AU - Streep, Meryl, AU - Thwaites, Brenton, AU - SkarsgÄrd, Alexander, AU - Holmes, Katie, AU - Rush, Odeya, AU - Monaghan, Cameron, AU - Swift, Taylor, AU - Tremblay, Emma, AU - Emery, Ross, AU - Verreaux, Edward, AU - Brown, Barry Alexander, AU - Cilliers, Diana, AU - Beltrami, Marco, AU - Tedder, Ryan, AU - Lowry, Lois. AU - Bridges, Lloyd, CN - PN1997.2 CN - PN1997.2 ET - [English/Spanish subtitled version]. ID - 718364 KW - Conformity KW - Secrecy LA - eng LA - English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. N1 - Based on the book by Lois Lowry. N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. N1 - Special features: Highlights from the original script reading featuring Lloyd Bridges; Making The Giver: from page to screen; Jonas' harrowing journey (extended scene); "Ordinary human" featurette with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder; Author Lois Lowry on The Giver; Study guide. N2 - The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before. T1 - The Giver TI - The Giver ER -