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About 2010 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
Genres drama, horror, psychological horror fiction, thriller, LGBTQ-related, magic realist, psychological thriller
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Written by Mark Heyman, John J. McLaughlin
Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, Sebastian Stan, Barbara Hershey, Mark Margolis, Janet Montgomery
Music Clint Mansell
Runtime 108 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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