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A Hologram for the King

2016 · 98 min

A meandering, sun-bleached journey of quiet desperation and unexpected connection, equal parts absurd and tender.

Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen

Tagline: How far will you go? To find yourself.
Overview: Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

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Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
work
love
healing
Places: big city
countryside
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Written by: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Whishaw, Tom Skerritt, Tracey Fairaway, David Menkin, Omar Elba
Music: Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek
Cinematography: Frank Griebe
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Germany, United States of America, France, Mexico, Switzerland
Languages: Arabic, English

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