Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)

Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)

Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)

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Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)

"There's no Nobel Prize for father of the year"

2022

1h 38m

7.2(6 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A quantum physicist is about to have the breakthrough of the century, but as he closes in on his goal, versions of him from parallel realities force him to untangle the mystery of his own existence; how to be a present father for his son.

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Maipo Film

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Arthur Berning

Arthur Berning

Thomas

Filip Mathias Eide

Filip Mathias Eide

Aleksander

Silje Storstein

Silje Storstein

Sara

Hege Schøyen

Hege Schøyen

Katrine

Jan Gunnar Røise

Jan Gunnar Røise

Bjørn

Gard B. Eidsvold

Gard B. Eidsvold

Jostein

Iver Innset

Alive and Dead Student

Oscar Wicken

Oscar Wicken

Superposition Student

Mathias Tørdal Bleymann

Wave Function Student

Andrea Rymoen

Skeptical Student

Creative team

Directed by: Jakob Rørvik
Written by: Jakob Rørvik
Produced by: Therese Naustdal
Petter Onstad Løkke

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