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Cold Mountain, the critically acclaimed civil war epic starring Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge), Jude Law (Enemy at the Gates) and multi-award winner Renee Zellwegger (Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes, Baftas and the Oscars) storms onto DVD and video on 5th July 2004 from Buena Vista Home Entertainment Limited.

Academy Award winning director Anthony Minghella's (The English Patient) latest masterpiece is his most visually stunning and emotionally compelling film to date, unflinchingly evoking the brutality of the American Civil War. With stellar performances from the cream of Hollywood talent, including Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Red Dragon), Natalie Portman (Star Wars: Episodes 1 & 2), Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) and Jack White (of The White Stripes), Cold Mountain is a striking and unforgettable movie.

Based on the bestselling novel by Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain is a powerful epic set amid the turmoil and violence of the American Civil War. After a brief but passionate romance, Ada (Kidman) and Inman (Law) are separated when he is called to fight, plunging them both into a desperate struggle to survive. Inman deserts the confederate army to journey back to Ada through the rugged landscape of the Deep South, while she copes with the poverty and loneliness her father's death has imposed on her. 

Inman's journey through the beautiful but war torn scenery brings him into contact with a colourful array of characters, including a banished priest, a reclusive mystic and a lonely young widow, while Ada's own personal journey teaches her the meaning of friendship and self-sufficiency.

With gorgeous costumes by the Academy Award winning costume designer Anne Roth (The English Patient), and an original, Bafta-winning score written and performed by (among others) Jack White of the White Stripes, this film not only tells a powerful story, but is also a magnificent work of art.

Cold Mountain is a gripping epic, an inspiring love story and a gut-wrenching depiction of the horrors of wartime. With drama, action and romance that will pin you to your seat, this DVD is an absolute essential for all fans of jaw-dropping drama and first-class filmmaking.

Synopsis

Cold Mountain tells the story of Inman (Jude Law) and Ada (Nicole Kidman), sweethearts who, having shared just one kiss, are separated when he is called up to fight in the American Civil War. In Inman's absence, Ada's father dies, and she spirals into poverty and loneliness, unable to look after the family farm by herself.

Help arrives in the form of Ruby (Renee Zellwegger), a tough itinerant worker, and together the two women learn from each other's very different talents. Meanwhile, Inman has deserted the army, and is heading back to Ada, encountering numerous setbacks and difficulties on the long road back to his love.