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About 2012 film directed by Ang Lee
Genres drama, fantasy, adventure, survival, magic realist
Directed by Ang Lee
Written by David Magee
Starring Gérard Depardieu, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Adil Hussain, Suraj Sharma, Rafe Spall, James Saito, Andrea Di Stefano
Music Mychael Danna
Runtime 127 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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