THE HOTTEST STATE

Year: 2006
USA: THINKFilm
Cast: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Laura Linney, Mark Webber, Michelle Williams, Sonia Braga, Ethan Hawke, Jesse Harris, Frank Whaley, Lynn Cohen, Greta Gaines, Alexandra Daddario, Josh Zuckerman, Anne Clarke, Daniel Ross, Cherami Leigh, Iraida Polanco, Matt Jade, Nick McDonnel, Elizabeth Marley, Lee Miller, Glen Powell Jr, Lara Theodos
Director: Ethan Hawke
Country: USA
USA: 117 mins
USA Rated: R for sexual content and language
USA Release Date: 24 August 2007 (Limited Release - New York and Los Angeles)


Synopsis

Based on Ethan Hawke's novel of the same name, 20 year-old William (Mark Webber) is almost 21 when he meets and is irresistibly attracted to a young singer/song writer Sara (Catalina Sandino Moreno). The story unfolds as William's consuming love for Sara takes him from New York to Mexico that develops into a journey of self-discovery.

THE HOTTEST STATE is written and directed by Ethan Hawke.