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About 2000 film directed by Lasse Hallström
Genres drama, tragicomedy, romance, melodrama
Directed by Lasse Hallström
Written by Robert Nelson Jacobs
Starring Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Juliette Binoche, Carrie-Anne Moss, Alfred Molina, Leslie Caron, Lena Olin, Peter Stormare
Music Rachel Portman
Runtime 121 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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