Trivia: The experiment that showed that humans lose 21 grams at the moment of death were later shown to be highly flawed. The entire experiment was based on only four people. Only the first subject actually lost 21 grams. Another person lost a different weight, and the other two died before they could be properly weighed.
21 grams (2003)
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Directed by: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Alejandro G. Inarritu
Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, Danny Huston, Carly Nahon
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film, when Jack is playing Jenga with the teenager, Jack crosses his arms twice. (00:01:45)
Paul Rivers: They say we all lose 21 grams... who will be next?
Question: Would a doctor bring up Mary's past abortion? Even though Paul is her husband surely that's confidential?
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