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Feb 1, 2012 · Detachment: Directed by Tony Kaye. With Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks. A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
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- Drama
- Tony Kaye
- 2012-02-01
Detachment is a film about a substitute teacher who faces challenges and tragedies in his personal and professional life. The film explores themes of alienation, violence, and mortality in modern society.
DETACHMENT definition: 1. a group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty…. Learn more.
noun. 1. indifference to other people or to one's surroundings; aloofness. 2. freedom from self-interest or bias; disinterest. 3. the act of disengaging or separating something. 4. the condition of being disengaged or separated; disconnection.
1. : the action or process of detaching : separation. 2. a. : the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service. b. : the part so dispatched. c. : a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special composition.
noun. /dɪˈtætʃmənt/ [uncountable] the state of not being involved in something in an emotional or personal way. He answered with an air of detachment. She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on. opposite involvement. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.