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About 2006 film by Kevin Macdonald
Genres drama
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Written by Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock
Starring Gillian Anderson, Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, David Oyelowo, Simon McBurney, Giles Foden, Cleopatra Koheirwe
Music Alex Heffes
Runtime 121 min
Country United Kingdom, Germany
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