The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Behind the greatest hoax of our time is the heartbreaking story that started it all.
2004 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Asia Argento |
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| Writer: | Asia Argento, Alessandro Magania, Laura Albert |
| Staring: |
| Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation comes in the form of the boy's ultrareligious grandparents, but soon Jeremiah's mother returns. Maternal love binds the pair together on the road until Sarah's desperate and depraved lifestyle finally consumes her. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 15, 2004 |
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| Director: | Asia Argento |
| Writer: | Asia Argento, Alessandro Magania, Laura Albert |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | prostitute, alcohol, rape, fire, dancer, fanatic, police, stripper, autobiography, religion, psychologist, pedophile, drugs, based on short story, woman director |
| Production Companies | Tartan Films, Wild Bunch, Pretty Dangerous Films, Minerva Pictures, Muse Productions, BlueLight, Curiously Bright Entertainment, Davis/Rice Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $176,153
Budget: $74,050 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Asia Argento | Sarah |
| Jimmy Bennett | Young Jeremiah |
| Jeremy Renner | Emerson |
| Winona Ryder | Psychologist |
| Ornella Muti | Grandmother |
| Peter Fonda | Grandfather |
| Dylan Sprouse | Older Jeremiah |
| Kara Kemp | Social Worker #1 |
| Cole Sprouse | Older Jeremiah |
| Kip Pardue | Luther |
| Ben Foster | Fleshy Boy |
| Matt Schulze | Kenny |
| Michael Pitt | Buddy |
| Brent Almond | Cop #1 |
| David Dwyer | Cop #2 |
| David Brian Alley | Doctor (as David Alley) |
| Marilyn Manson | Jackson |
| Lydia Lunch | Social Worker #2 |
| Tim Armstrong | Stinky |
| John Robinson | Aaron |
| Jeremy Sisto | Chester |
| Russell Durham Comegys | Piggly Wiggly Clerk (as Russ Comegys) |
| Hasil Adkins | Street Musician |
| Lisa Stooksbury | Woman in Black |
| Katharine Franco | Nurse #2 (as Joy Ingram) |
| Brian Paul | EMT (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Asia Argento | Director, Screenplay |
| Shannon Makhanian | Casting |
| Max Biscoe | Production Design |
| Eric Alan Edwards | Director of Photography |
| Fleur Morell | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jim Mol | Editor |
| Anuradha Mehta | Set Decoration |
| Mike Potter | Makeup Artist |
| Mel Ottenberg | Costume Design, Hairstylist |
| Jennifer Fiedler | First Assistant Director |
| Alessandro Magania | Screenplay |
| Laura Albert | Novel |
| Morgan | Original Music Composer |
| Kim Gordon | Original Music Composer |
| Billy Corgan | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chris Hanley | Producer |
| Alain de la Mata | Producer |
| Roberta Hanley | Producer |
| Jennifer Booth | Co-Producer |
| Lilly Bright | Executive Producer |
| Tricia van Klaveren | Executive Producer |
| Naoki Kai | Executive Producer |
| Hamish McAlpine | Executive Producer |
| Ryan Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Ragsdale | Executive Producer |
| Damon Martin | Executive Producer |
| Chad Troutwine | Executive Producer |
| David Hillary | Co-Executive Producer |
| Timothy Wayne Peternel | Co-Executive Producer |
| Soo-jun Bae | Co-Producer |
| Geoff Cox | Co-Producer |
| Laura Albert | Associate Producer |
| Catherine Jane Holzer | Associate Producer |
| Brian Young | Producer |
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