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I like taking genres and subverting them. I did that with In the Valley of Elah. I said, Okay, this is just a murder mystery. Relax. And then, two thirds of the way through, I broke every convention of a murder mystery.
Paul Haggis
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Paul Haggis
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 10
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Paul Edward Haggis
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