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• Zach Braff Visits Life’s Infinite Abyss in “Garden State”

Andrew Large­man (Zach Braff) shuf­fled through life in a lithium-induced coma until his mother’s death inspired a vaca­tion from the pills to see what might hap­pen. A mod­er­ately suc­cess­ful TV actor liv­ing in Los Ange­les, “Large” hasn’t been home to the “Gar­den State” in nine years. But even with 3,000 miles between them, he’s been unable to escape his dom­i­neer­ing father Gideon (Sir Ian Holm) and the silenc­ing effect he’s had on his son from afar.

Stunned to find him­self in his home­town after such a long absence, Large finds old acquain­tances around every cor­ner liv­ing quite unique lives as gravedig­gers (Peter Sars­gaard), fast food knights and the pan­der­ers of pyra­mid schemes. Mean­while, at home, he does his best to avoid a long-simmering but inevitable con­fronta­tion with his father.

By a twist of fate, Large meets Sam (Natalie Port­man), a girl who is every­thing he isn’t. A blast of color, hope and quirks, Sam becomes a side­kick who refuses to ride in his side­car. Her warmth and fear­less­ness give Large the courage to open his heart to the joy and pain of the infi­nite abyss that is life.

GARDEN STATE was directed and writ­ten by Zach Braff (of television’s “Scrubs”), who also stars along­side Golden Globe®-nominated Natalie Port­man (STAR WARS: EPISODE I, COLD MOUNTAIN), Golden Globe nom­i­nee Peter Sars­gaard (SHATTERED GLASS, BOYS DON’T CRY), Oscar®-nominated Ian Holm (CHARIOTS OF FIRE, LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING), Emmy Award®-winning Jean Smart (BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, SWEET HOME ALABAMA), Method Man (SOUL PLANE, HOW HIGH), and Golden Globe nom­i­nee Ron Leib­man (AUTO FOCUS, PERSONAL VELOCITY).