Prime members in Canada will be the first to stream and
download the Best Picture nominated film
SEATTLE, March 16, 2017 /CNW/ - Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)
today announced that the Amazon Original Movie Manchester by the Sea will be
available to stream and enjoy on Amazon Prime Video as its
exclusive subscription streaming home starting March 21. The Amazon Studios film is the
winner of two Academy Awards, Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Best Original Screenplay for
Kenneth Lonergan. The film was
nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.
In Kenneth Lonergan's
Manchester by the Sea, the
life of a solitary Boston janitor
is transformed when he returns to his hometown to take care of his
teenage nephew. After the death of his older brother Joe
(Kyle Chandler), Lee Chandler (Casey
Affleck) is shocked to learn that Joe has made him sole
guardian of his nephew Patrick (Lucas
Hedges). Taking leave from his job, Lee reluctantly returns
to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care
for Patrick, a spirited 16-year-old, and is forced to deal with a
past that separated him from his wife Randi (Michelle Williams) and the community where he
was born and raised. The film is a deeply poignant,
unexpectedly funny exploration of the power of familial love,
community, sacrifice and hope.
Amazon Prime Video was the first streaming service to receive an
Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, along with five
additional nominations including Casey
Affleck for Best Actor, Lucas
Hedges for Best Supporting Actor, Michelle Williams for Best Supporting Actress
and Kenneth Lonergan for Best
Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Prime members will be able to watch the film anytime, anywhere
at no additional cost to Prime via the Prime Video app on Android
and iOS phones and tablets, popular LG and Samsung Smart TVs,
Android TV by Sony or online at PrimeVideo.com—and can also
download the film to mobile devices for offline viewing. In
addition, members can watch Manchester by the Sea in English with
French subtitled and dubbed versions available. Manchester by the Sea will be available in
the U.S. on May 5, joining Amazon
Prime Video's line-up of award-winning and critically acclaimed
Original Series and Movies—to see more originals available
exclusively for Prime members, visit www.primevideo.com.
More to Prime
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the world enjoy the many benefits of an Amazon Prime membership.
Prime Video is automatically available at no additional cost to
Prime members in Canada. In addition, Prime benefits include
unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, Prime FREE
Same-Day and One-Day Delivery in Toronto and Vancouver, Prime FREE One-Day Delivery in
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free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, free
unlimited photo storage with Amazon Drive, 30-minute early access
to Lightning Deals and more. To learn more about Amazon Prime,
visit www.amazon.ca/prime.
About Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios launched in 2010
as a new way to develop feature films and episodic series. First
announced in January 2015, Amazon
Original Movies in an initiative by Amazon Studios to produce and
acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window
distribution exclusively for Prime members. Like Amazon Original
Series, Amazon Original Movies focuses on unique stories, voices
and character from top and up-and-coming creators. In 2015 Amazon
Studios released its first film, Chi-raq, from
critically acclaimed filmmaker Spike
Lee. Chi-raq is now available for Prime members to
stream exclusively. Kenneth
Lonergan's Academy Award-winning Manchester by the Sea (Best Actor –
Casey Affleck, Best Original
Screenplay- Kenneth Lonergan) and
Asghar Farhadi's Academy
Award-winning The Salesman (Best Foreign Language Film) are
both currently in theaters.
About Amazon
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customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for
invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term
thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized
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Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa
are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more
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SOURCE Amazon.ca