Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Director Stephen Daldry set out to create an intensely human story amongst what feels like a larger-than-life event for millions of us, and by all accounts, he succeeded in his undertaking with Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . The 2011 film stars Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, and Sandra Bullock, and was nominated for several Oscars.
(L-R) Director Stephen Daldry, President of worldwide marketing for Warner Bros. Sue Kroll, actor Tom Hanks, actor Thomas Horn, actress Sandra Bullock, actor Max Von Sydow, actress Viola Davis, and actor Jeffrey Wright attend the ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on December 15, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Following the nine-year-old son of a victim of the Twin Tower collapse, as he tried to find a lock that matches a key given to him by his late father, the film played on the emotional toll that the shocking events had on citizens of all ages.