Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sci-fi drama directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep and Brenton Thwaites Set in a seemingly utopian future where all war emotion and personal freedom have been eradicated the film follows Jonas (Thwaites) a young man who is chosen to be the recipient of the community&39;s collective memoriesAs he learns the details of the community&39;s history from The Giver (Bridges) he grows frustrated with the power those in charge hold over his fellow citizens and the terrible price they have been forced to pay in exchange for conformity and peaceActors Jeff Bridges Brenton Thwaites Meryl Streep Alexander Skarsgård Katie HolmesDirectors Philip NoyceWriters Michael Mitnick Robert B WeideProducers Jeff Bridges Genevieve Hofmeyr Neil Koenigsberg Nikki SilverLanguage EnglishSubtitles EnglishNumber of discs 1