
A Hologram for the King (2016)
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- R
- 1h 38min
- Comedy, Drama
- 22 Apr 2016 (Turkey)
- Movie
A failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his company's product to a wealthy monarch.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Tom Hanks | ... |
Alan
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Omar Elba | ... |
Yousef
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Sarita Choudhury | ... |
Zahra
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Sidse Babett Knudsen | ... |
Hanne
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Tracey Fairaway | ... |
Kit
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Jane Perry | ... |
Ruby
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Tom Skerritt | ... |
Ron
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Michael Baral | ... |
Young Ron
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Lewis Rainer | ... |
Young Alan
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Alexander Molkenthin | ... |
Kid Alan
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Xara Eich | ... |
Young Kit
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David Menkin | ... |
Brad
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Christy Meyer | ... |
Cayley
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Megan Maczko | ... |
Rachel
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Ben Whishaw | ... |
Dave
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Eric Meyers | ... |
Eric Randall
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Khalid Laith | ... |
Karim Al-Ahmad
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Amira El Sayed | ... |
Maha
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Waleed Elgadi | ... |
Sayed
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Dhafer L'Abidine | ... |
Hasan
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Zaydun Khalaf | ... |
Mohammed
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Boughara Mohamed | ... |
Hamza
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Jay Abdo | ... |
Dr. Haddad
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Johannes Ahn | ... |
Anaesthesia Man
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Mohamed Lemsaweb | ... |
Man Singing Prayer
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Atheer Adel | ... |
Prince Jalawi
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Mohamed Attifi | ... |
The King
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Ettanji Abdel Ilah | ... |
Jameelah's Husband
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Jon Donahue | ... |
Ted
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Jeff Burrell | ... |
Party Man 1
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Ian Dickinson | ... |
Party Man 2
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Nadia Niazi | ... |
Zahra's Colleague
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Julia Temtsin | ... |
Vodka Lady
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Mathias Harrebye-Brandt | ... |
Viking
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Raquel Stern | ... |
Eric Randall's Secretary
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Vinod Subramanian | ... |
Edward
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Zaki Al Rahman | ... |
Receptionist
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Asachan Nanwani | ... |
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Mohamed Sofine | ... |
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Kamal Shadadpuri | ... |
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Panwala Soeb | ... |
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Janis Ahern | ... |
Catherine Flynn (uncredited)
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Mamdouh Al-Harthy | ... |
Jasem the shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Jassim Alsaady | ... |
Cousin #1 (uncredited)
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Tamer Doghem | ... |
Atif (uncredited)
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Michael Ihnow | ... |
Alan's colleague (uncredited)
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Rolf Saxon | ... |
Joe Trivoli (uncredited)
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Alexander Yassin | ... |
Zahra's Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tom Tykwer |
Written by
Dave Eggers | ... | (novel) |
Tom Tykwer | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Mamdouh Al-Harthy | ... | associate producer |
Stefan Arndt | ... | producer |
Gero Bauknecht | ... | executive producer |
Claudia Bluemhuber | ... | executive producer |
Alex Boden | ... | associate producer |
Karim Debbagh | ... | co-producer: Morocco |
Michael Dreher | ... | co-producer: Morocco |
Irene Gall | ... | executive producer |
Léonard Glowinski | ... | co-producer |
Gary Goetzman | ... | producer |
Arcadiy Golubovich | ... | producer |
Bill Johnson | ... | executive producer |
Marcus Loges | ... | line producer |
Matthew J. Malek | ... | co-executive producer |
Ulli Neumann | ... | line producer: X Filme |
Tim O'Hair | ... | producer |
Gastón Pavlovich | ... | executive producer (as Gaston Pavlovich) |
Shervin Pishevar | ... | executive producer |
Ola Roshdy | ... | service producer: Egypt |
Silvio Saade | ... | line producer: Saudi Arabia (as Silvio Saadé) |
Sabine Schenk | ... | line producer: US, Boston |
Uwe Schott | ... | producer |
Jim Seibel | ... | executive producer |
Steve Shareshian | ... | executive producer (as Steven Shareshian) |
Music by
Johnny Klimek | ||
Tom Tykwer |
Cinematography by
Frank Griebe |
Editing by
Alexander Berner |
Editorial Department
Arne Hastedt | ... | head of production |
Natalie Helgath | ... | colorist: dailies |
Sabrina Koch | ... | post production pa |
Lukas Lerch | ... | post-production assistant |
Traudl Nicholson | ... | lead colorist |
Chris A. Peterson | ... | additional editor |
Manuel Scholz | ... | first assistant editor |
Steffen Schuchhardt | ... | digital intermediate engineer |
Johannes Wurm | ... | post-production trainee |
Casting By
Noureddine Aberdine | ||
Luise Eigner | ||
Fiona Gehrlein | ... | (casting assistant) |
Michelle Guish | ||
Avy Kaufman | ... | (u.s casting) |
Gaby Kester | ||
Mounir Saguia | ... | (Morocco) |
Production Design by
Uli Hanisch |
Art Direction by
Abdellah Baadil | ||
Daniel Chour | ||
Kai Koch | ... | supervising art director |
Marco Trentini | ... | (art direction) |
Costume Design by
Pierre-Yves Gayraud |
Makeup Department
Dana Bieler | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
Anja Bissinger | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
Anna Sophie Evenkamp | ... | additional hair stylist (as Anna Evenkamp) / additional makeup artist (as Anna Evenkamp) |
Maria Jittou | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist / makeup artist: Morocco |
Jan Kempkens-Odemski | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
Heike Merker | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Daniel Parker | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Elise Tillmann | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
Jordi Morera | ... | special makeup effects artist: Twilight Creations (uncredited) |
Jörn Seifert | ... | prosthetics supplier (uncredited) |
Production Management
Adil Abdelwahab | ... | unit production manager |
Majid Aoulad Abdellah | ... | production manager |
Christopher Berg | ... | post-production supervisor |
Miki Emmrich | ... | unit production manager |
Youssef Jaber | ... | unit manager |
Sebastian Neitsch | ... | unit production manager: Morocco |
Anja Wedell | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Noureddine Aberdine | ... | first assistant director |
Jassim Alsaady | ... | cultural advisor / first assistant director: second unit: Saudi Unit |
Tobias Asam | ... | third assistant director |
Dennis Becker | ... | second second assistant director: Germany |
Rachid Doha | ... | third assistant director |
Akram Elkouzouz | ... | third assistant director |
Sebastian Fahr-Brix | ... | first assistant director |
Mustapha Grumij | ... | first assistant director |
Aladin Hasic | ... | second unit director / second unit director: second unit |
Mina Mouiz | ... | assistant director |
Mohammed Hamza Regragui | ... | second assistant director: Morocco |
Art Department
Abdellah Baadil | ... | assistant art director |
Laura Bach | ... | set designer |
Tanja Baumgartner | ... | set designer |
Rana Dabbour | ... | props (as Rana Daboour) |
Hicham El Kounti | ... | set decoration buyer |
Karim Elamri | ... | art department |
Ouassel Elkilali | ... | graphic designer |
Alex Friedrich | ... | prop maker |
Leif Heanzo | ... | concept artist (as Leif Hendel) |
Anna Jarocka | ... | art department runner |
Marko Kaiser | ... | property buyer |
Andrea Kessler | ... | stand-by props |
Thorsten Klein | ... | assistant art director |
Alexander Lambriev | ... | property master |
Claudio Magrini | ... | construction coordinator / contruction manager |
Redouane Nasserdine | ... | art department coordinator |
Soufiane Ousaadi | ... | stand-by props: Germany / stand-by props: Morocco |
Ayoub Rakaa | ... | set dresser |
Mohamed Rakaa | ... | assistant set decorator |
Stephanie Rass | ... | set designer: prep |
Amin Rharda | ... | property master: morocco |
Dalia Salamah | ... | graphic designer |
Niklas Schmidt | ... | art department coordinator |
Tabea Schweiger | ... | assistant property master |
Alwara Thaler | ... | set decoration buyer |
Kurt van der Basch | ... | storyboard/concept artist (as Kurt Van Der Basch) |
Sound Department
Peter Brückelmayer | ... | boom operator |
Peter S. Carlstedt | ... | adr mixer |
Nishanth Dass | ... | assistant recording engineer |
Iain Eyre | ... | adr supervisor / dialogue supervisor |
Jay Fisher | ... | adr mixer |
Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer |
Dino Herrmann | ... | music mix engineer |
Thomas Kalbér | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Kyle D. Krajewski | ... | adr mixer |
Frank Kruse | ... | supervising sound editor |
Matthias Lempert | ... | re-recording mixer |
Steve Little | ... | adr editor / dialogue supervisor |
Carsten Richter | ... | foley artist |
Kuen-Il Song | ... | foley editor |
Markus Stemler | ... | sound effects editor |
Marcus Sujata | ... | foley effects mixer |
Daniel Vogl | ... | head of ARRI Sound |
Hanse Warns | ... | foley mixer |
Roland Winke | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
Marcel Caspers | ... | special effects technician vomit effect |
Björn Friese | ... | special effects: supervisor vomit effect mr. hanks |
Sven Hübner | ... | armourer |
Visual Effects by
Robert Aldag | ... | visual effects coordinator: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Benjamin Aulinger | ... | digital compositor (as Benjamin Kaczorek) |
Friderieke Bach | ... | cg artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Konstantin Borchert | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Angelo Caruso | ... | title artist |
Christopher Chaber | ... | visual effects editor: ARRI |
Peter Colebatch | ... | cg artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Andrei Dimitriu | ... | compositing artist |
Sebastian Elsner | ... | pipeline td: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Tim Emeis | ... | digital compositor: ARRI VFX |
Markus Frank | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Andreas Giesen | ... | fx td: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Rene Grasser | ... | visual effects producer: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Shawn Griswold | ... | digital compositor |
Christoph Hasche | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Aria Heidari | ... | digital compositor |
Nadine Heinz | ... | junior visual effects coordinator: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Roy Hoes | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Oliver Hohn | ... | compositing supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Markus Hund | ... | 3d artist |
Petter Idestroem | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Dziga Kaiser | ... | matte painter: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Julia Kietzmann | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Nina Knott | ... | visual effects producer |
Michael Koch | ... | head of 3d: ARRI VFX |
Natalie Meffert | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Patrick Patzschke | ... | junior compositing artist |
Robert Pinnow | ... | visual effects supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Paul Poetsch | ... | senior compositing artist: ARRI |
Olivia Puchalla | ... | cg artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Steffen Richter | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
David Salamon | ... | cg supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Alexander Scherffig | ... | digital compositor: ARRI VFX |
Thorsten Scholz | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Rayk Schroeder | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
David Schulz | ... | cg artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Oliver Schulz | ... | cg supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Jérémie Sebban | ... | system administrator: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Min Tesch | ... | digital compositor |
Stefan Tischner | ... | digital compositor |
Dominik Trimborn | ... | visual effects supervisor: ARRI |
Andreas Vincent Weber | ... | digital compositor |
Jonathan Weber | ... | digital compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Johannes Weiss | ... | matchmove artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Sebastian Wernicke | ... | matchmove artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Pascal Xander | ... | cg artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
Sarabjeet Singh | ... | rotoscope supervisor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Hicham El Ghorfi | ... | precision stunt driver |
Marco Erler | ... | stunt double:Tom Hanks |
Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Almesberger | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / first assistant camera: "a" camera |
Amrahou Asmaa | ... | Vidéo operator (as Asma Amrahou) |
Frédéric Batier | ... | still photographer |
Sebastian Behrens | ... | electrician |
Amine Boudour | ... | camera operator |
Celio Castro | ... | electrician |
Sifeddine El Amine | ... | still photographer |
Lotfi El Gorda | ... | first assistant camera |
Mads Gutowski | ... | electrician |
Oliver Haas | ... | best boy: lighting |
Asmaa Hafili | ... | assistant camera |
Aladin Hasic | ... | cinematographer: 2nd unit |
Dietmar Haupt | ... | rigging gaffer |
Jan Hinrich Hoffmann | ... | underwater camera operator |
Zouggar Abdel Jalil | ... | electrician |
Daniel Jopp | ... | electrician |
Habib Kadamani | ... | focus puller: second unit |
Bruno Keller | ... | additional lighting technician (Berlin part) |
Glenn König | ... | key grip |
Naoufal Lamkealal | ... | grip |
Anton Meister | ... | dimmer board operator: German part |
Rachid Mssiaidi | ... | key grip: Morocco |
Marcus Pohlus | ... | steadicam operator |
Helmut Prein | ... | gaffer |
Axel Scholz | ... | electrician |
Tom Trambow | ... | still photographer |
Uwe Zegnotat | ... | clapper loader |
Abdel jalil Zouggar | ... | electrician (as Abdeljalil Zougar) |
Animation Department
Lukas Kampichler | ... | compositing artist: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm |
Santiago Lopez Jover | ... | animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm (as Santiago López) |
Hilde Renner | ... | animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm |
Johannes Schiehsl | ... | animation producer: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm |
Guillermo Segui | ... | animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm |
Benjamin Swiczinsky | ... | animation producer: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm / animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm / storyboard artist: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm |
Conrad Tambour | ... | animation producer: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm |
Sascha Vernik | ... | animator: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm |
Casting Department
Amine Louadni | ... | casting |
Alan Scott Neal | ... | casting associate |
Annika Sell | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wyatt Bartlett | ... | personal costumer: T. Hanks |
Dominique Cristina | ... | costume buyer |
Rana Dabbour | ... | costumer (as Rana Daboour) |
Dorothea Kulhawy | ... | costumer |
Elisabeth Martirena | ... | assistant costume designer: breakdown artist / breakdown artist: breakdown artist |
Oriol Nogues | ... | assistant costume designer |
Pauline Näscher | ... | additional costumer |
Bettina Seifert | ... | costume supervisor |
Lisa Spengler | ... | set costumer |
Alice Wolfbauer | ... | Crowd Fitting |
Location Management
Mustapha Bediar | ... | assistant location manager |
Samir Benayyad | ... | location assistant |
Badr El Kababri | ... | location manager (as Badr Elkbabri) |
Jaouad El Kacimi | ... | locations |
David Pieper | ... | location manager |
Steve Sauthoff | ... | assistant location manager |
Mario Wittmann | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
Kristjan Järvi's Absolut Ensemble | ... | conductor |
Justin Bell | ... | arranger / orchestrator |
Hans Hafner | ... | additional programming |
G.C. Johnson | ... | musician: guitars (as Gregory Johnson) |
Gabriel Isaac Mounsey | ... | lead score arranger / lead score programmer |
Steven Phillips | ... | composer: additional music |
Gene Pritsker | ... | lead orchestrator / orchestrator |
Stuart Roslyn | ... | trailer score composer |
Jonathan Levi Shanes | ... | additional score arranger / additional score programmer |
Frank Kruse | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Hicham El Ghorfi | ... | picture car coordinator |
Redouane Fihi | ... | transportation captain |
Daniel Huhn | ... | second driver: Tom Hanks |
Robert J. Napier | ... | production driver |
Philipp von Bremen | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
Ahmed Al-Ibrahim | ... | consultant |
Jassim Alsaady | ... | dialect coach / dialogue coach |
Jaafar Ameur | ... | production assistant |
Cassandra Barbour | ... | rights and clearances |
Andreas Friedrich Bareiss | ... | legal counsel (as Dr. Andreas Bareiss) |
Michael Barnes | ... | legal services |
Taoufiq Belemqadem | ... | security manager |
Carles Berot | ... | dubbing supervisor (uncredited) / marketing and creative services |
Eve Borchardt | ... | stand-in: Sarita Choudhury |
Marie Brock | ... | adr artist |
Gero Brugmann | ... | legal advisor: financing |
Nori Chia | ... | assistant: G. Goetzman |
Ron Eastman | ... | security: Mr. Hanks |
Seloua El Gouni | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Asmae Elamrani | ... | assistant production accountant |
Rabi Elliq | ... | accountant: model unit |
Brahim Elmouatamid | ... | production assistant |
Ingo Fischer | ... | rights and clearances |
Bianca Folger | ... | assistant: U. Schott / S. Arndt |
Ursula Gaida | ... | payroll accountant |
Leo Haidar | ... | legal counsel |
Kenneth Hartl | ... | set doctor |
Houda Hechadi | ... | production coordinator |
Medical Herz | ... | medic |
Yvonne Höft | ... | assistant accountant |
Sven Jenuwein | ... | set manager: Germany |
François Lardenois | ... | production coordinator |
Craig Love | ... | security: Mr. Hanks |
Jens Matthiaschk | ... | shipping coordinator |
Elisa Nitschke | ... | assistant: T. Tykwer |
My Mustapha Oikil | ... | medic |
Andreas Penkin | ... | cashier |
Marcellus Puhlemann | ... | music legal affairs |
Sooki Raphael | ... | assistant: Mr. Hanks (as Susan 'Sooki' Raphael) |
Dalia Salamah | ... | graphic designer |
Johannes Schwerdt | ... | production controller |
Meagan Sevier | ... | rights & clearances |
Jack Sheehan | ... | Manager International Sales |
Larissa Trüby | ... | making of |
Jonathan M. Turco | ... | studio legal |
Harro von Have | ... | legal services: co-production |
Richard Wells | ... | assistant: A. Golubovich / T. O'Hair |
Ghadeer Zainy | ... | cultural advisor: Saudi Arabia |
Ashton Fontana | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Thanks
Christina Bentlage | ... | thanks |
Dave Eggers | ... | Tom Tykwer wishes to thank |
Petra Müller | ... | thanks |
Gerd Schepers | ... | thanks |
Lana Wachowski | ... | Tom Tykwer wishes to thank |
Production Companies
- X-Filme Creative Pool
- 22h22
- Fábrica de Cine
- Kasbah Films (service production company)
- Lotus Entertainment (I)
- Playtone
- Primeridian Entertainment
- Roadside Attractions
- Saban Films
Distributors
- Lionsgate (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- ILY FILMS (2019) (France)
- African Entertainment Distributors (2016) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Chantier Films (2016) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Cineplex (2016) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Cinépolis Distribución (2016) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Falcon (2016) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Future Film (2016) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (theatrical)
- Icon Film Distribution (2016) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2016) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Mares Filmes (2016) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Mono Film (2016) (Thailand) (theatrical)
- OctoArts Films (2016) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Paradise Group (2016) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Paradise (2016) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
- Pony Canyon Theatrical Films (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Ro Image 2000 (2016) (Romania) (theatrical)
- Selmer Media (2016) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2016) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2016) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2014) (Switzerland)
- Crome Films (2019) (France)
- Crome Films (2020) (France) (DVD)
- DeAPlaneta (2016) (Spain)
- Film & TV House (2016) (Non-US)
- Film1 (2017) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- GEM Entertainment (2016) (Non-US)
- Lotus Entertainment (I) (2016) (Non-US)
- Noori Pictures (2016) (South Korea)
- Pris Audiovisuais (2016) (Portugal)
- Seven Network (2022) (Australia) (tv)
- Viceland (2019) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Twilight Creations (prosthetic supplier)
- RISE Visual Effects Studios (visual effects)
- Twilight Creations (special effects makeup)
Other Companies
- ARRI Sound (sound re-recording)
- Aerial Camera Systems (ACS) (aerial camera system provided by)
- Aerial Camera Systems (ACS) (helicopter gyrostabilized camera system)
- BoomGen Studios (publicity and marketing consulting)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Mecon Media Concept (payroll service)
- Pentmark (product placement)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
- Total Transportation Concept (freight and travel services)
- Visual Data Media Services (quality assurance)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
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Taglines | How far will you go to find yourself? See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $30,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Filmed mostly in Morocco. Only some exterior shots were taken in Riyadh. See more » |
Goofs | The passport stamp shows 09-25-2010 as entry date, however the visa on the next page has an issuance date of 07/09/2014, so 4 years later. Also, the stamp doesn't have the right design. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in OWV Cinema Poster Update (16/01/2024) (2024). See more » |
Soundtracks | Once In A Lifetime See more » |
Quotes |
Alan:
[in an email]
Dear Dr. Hakem. I hope this message finds you well. Your skill made quick work of that cyst. So I want to thank you again. I've been feeling increasingly energized since the operation and I've already been able to transfer that energy to others successfully. The only catch is now I don't have anything to blame my problems on. That little growth explained everything, and now it's gone. I am sincerely grateful, though, I think. Alan Clay. Zahra: [her response] Dear Mr. Clay, even though it went a little harder than I expected, it was a simple extraction. Usually the discovery that you're not dying of a malignant tumor leaves most people with their spirits high. But you are not most people, are you? Dr. Zahra Hakem. Alan: Dear Dr. Hakem, actually, my spirits are very high indeed, maybe too high. I'm feeling a little dizzy. The cause is mysterious. But I have felt a strange new lump in my back. I'm no doctor, but it feels like a rubber glove. Is there a chance you left one? Sometimes people leave things like gloves with someone they like in hopes their retrieval will provide an excuse to see that someone again. Yours, Alan. Zahra: Dear Alan, I actually might have left something. I'm thinking a sponge? Or maybe part of a snack I ate during the surgery. I think I need to see you again. Perhaps out of the hospital? We don't want to worry your insurers. Zahra. See more » |