A Hologram for the King (2016)

Directed by

Tom Tykwer

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, Mexico

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 1,230 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A washed-up corporate salesman travels to Saudi Arabia hoping to pitch a business deal. He waits in a remote desert camp for a meeting that never seems to come.

wryunderstatedmelancholicpensivequietly absurdslow-paceddisillusionedobservational

What happens

A Hologram for the King is a 2016 comedy-drama film written, directed and co-scored by Tom Tykwer, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Dave Eggers, and starring Tom Hanks as a washed-up corporate salesman, who goes to Saudi Arabia to propose a business deal. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Skerritt and Sarita Choudhury also star in this international co-production between France, Germany, the Cayman Islands, Mexico, and the United States. The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions and Saban Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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