I Know This Much Is True
Derek Cianfrance, 2020
I Know This Much Is True
Wally Lamb, 1998
I Know This Much Is True is a TV mini-series directed by Derek Cianfrance in 2020 and based on the book of the same name by Wally Lamb, first published in 1998. The TV series features Mark Ruffalo, Kathryn Hahn, Melissa Leo, Juliette Lewis, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, and others.
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Storyline
The show takes place in Three Rivers, Connecticut in the early 1990s. With medication, Thomas is able to live his life in relative peace and work at a coffee stand, but occasionally, he has severe episodes of his illness. Thinking he is making a sacrificial protest that will stop the Gulf War, Thomas cuts off his own hand while at a public library.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2020
Minutes
378
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
I Know This Much Is True
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Country: USA
Year: 2020
Length: 6h18m / 6 episodes
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Year
1998
Pages
897
Book Rate
8.38
S: Goodreads
Book
I Know This Much Is True
Author: Wally Lamb
Country: USA
First published in: 1998
Length: 897 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I think sometimes people forget that a lot of changes have to be made because we're not in a book when we're watching a movie.”
BRIAN SELZNICK (Writer)
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