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Directed by Phillip Noyce

Produced by Jeff Bridges

Neil Koenigsberg

Nikki Silver

Screenplay by Michael Mitnick

Based on The Giver

by Lois Lowry

Starring Jeff Bridges

Meryl Streep

Brenton Thwaites

Alexander Skarsgård

Odeya Rush

Katie Holmes

Taylor Swift

Cameron Monaghan

Music by Marco Beltrami

Cinematography Ross Emery

Edited by Barry Alexander Brown

Production

  company Walden Media

Distributed by The Weinstein Company

Release date(s)

August 15, 2014 (United States)

Running time 94 minutes

Country United States

Language English

Budget $25–30 million

The Giver is an upcoming science fiction film directed by Phillip Noyce, based on the 1993 novel of same name by Lois Lowry. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Odeya Rush, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 15, 2014.

In a perfect world where there is no conflict, racism or sickness, every member of society has a specific role, and 16-year-old[5] Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memory. As Jonas uncovers the truth behind his world's past, he discovers that many years earlier, his forefathers gave up humanity in order to have a stable  society.