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A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

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A Hologram for the King

"How far will you go? To find yourself."

2016

1h 38m

5.8(1233 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

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Production Companies

Playtone

X Filme Creative Pool

Fábrica de Cine

Lotus Entertainment

22H22

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Alan Clay

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Dr. Zahra Hakeem

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Hanne

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Dave

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Ron Clay

Tracey Fairaway

Tracey Fairaway

Kitty Clay

David Menkin

David Menkin

Brad

Omar Elba

Omar Elba

Yousef

Jane Perry

Jane Perry

Ruby Clay

Amira El Sayed

Amira El Sayed

Maha

Creative team

Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Written by: Tom Tykwer
Produced by: Stefan Arndt
Uwe Schott

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