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About 2016 film directed by Oliver Stone
Genres drama, action, biographical, thriller
Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Oliver Stone, Kieran Fitzgerald
Starring Barack Obama, Donald Trump, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Nicolas Cage, Edward Snowden, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Music Craig Armstrong
Runtime 134 min
Country United States, France, Germany
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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