El Solista(The Soloist)

The Soloist is an American film based on real events, directed by Joe Wright and starring Jamie Fox and Robert Downey, Jr. It has a script by Susannah Grant and is based on the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music journalist and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez. Premiered in the U.S.A. on April 24, 2009

In 2005, Steve Lopez(Robert Downey, Jr.) is a reporter who is in trouble creative work for the LA Times, with his ex-wife Mary(Catherine Keener), editor of the publication. One day he meets Nathaniel Ayers(Jamie Fox), a homeless man with schizophrenia who plays his two-stringed violin sitting under a statue of Beethoven. Lopez approaches Ayers with the idea that it could be the story you need for your column, so he decides to investigate and finds that it was an outstanding student of the prestigious Juilliard School. Lopez then decides to help him get his life and discover the causes bashed a brilliant musician so end up on the streets, creating a frienship that will change not only the lives of Ayers, but also the same Steve Lopez.

There are all the actors and actress who's participate in the film:
Jamie Fox-Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey, Jr.-Steve Lopez
Catherine Keener-Mary Weston
Tom Hollander-Graham Claydon
Lisa Gay Hamilton-Jennifer
Nelsan Ellis-David Carter
Rachael Harris-Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root-Curt Reynolds
Lorraine Toussaint-Flo Ayers
Justin Martin-Nathaniel Ayers
Octavia Spencer-Woman in trouble
Jena Malone-Cheery(Laboratory technique)



Awards and nominations:
-Black Reel Awards: 2010
-Best Actor: Jamie Fox
-Prism Awards: 2010
-Best Film-Mental Health: The Soloist-Winner
-Best Performance in a Motion Picture: Jamie Fox
-Best Performance in a Motion Picture: Robert Downey, Jr


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfnhadmPSBE