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About 2017 film directed by Guillermo del Toro
Genres drama, fantasy, romance, melodrama, thriller, magic realist
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Written by Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Starring Octavia Spencer, Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, Nick Searcy, Lauren Lee Smith
Music Alexandre Desplat
Runtime 123 min
Country United States, Mexico
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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