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Broken Flowers
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About 2005 film directed by Jim Jarmusch
Genres drama, comedy
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Written by Jim Jarmusch, Sara Driver
Starring Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy, Chloë Sevigny, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy
Music Mulatu Astatke
Runtime 106 min
Country United States, France
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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