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About 2012 film directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis
Genres drama, fantasy, cyberpunk, science fiction, mystery, post-apocalyptic, LGBTQ-related, dystopian, arthouse science fiction
Directed by Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Written by Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Ben Whishaw, David Mitchell
Music Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil
Runtime 172 min
Country Spain, United States, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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