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About 2006 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Genres drama
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Written by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga
Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Elle Fanning, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Gael García Bernal, Michael Peña, Rinko Kikuchi, Adriana Barraza
Music Gustavo Santaolalla
Runtime 142 min
Country United States, Mexico, France
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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