Cloud Atlas

2012 · 2h52 · Film

Directed by Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer

Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doo-na, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Keith David

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A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Kurt Van Der Basch, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer

Music

Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek

Cinematography

Frank Griebe, Alan C. McLaughlin

Cast

Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doo-na, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Keith David, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant

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