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About 2005 film directed by James McTeigue
Genres post-apocalyptic, thriller, vigilante, action thriller, political drama, LGBTQ-related, dystopian, science fiction action, political thriller
Directed by James McTeigue
Written by Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Starring Natalie Portman, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Hugo Weaving, Imogen Poots, Stephen Rea, Rupert Graves, James Purefoy
Music Dario Marianelli
Runtime 132 min
Country United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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