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Columbus (2017)

Columbus poster
Directed by
Kogonada
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 481 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A son is stranded in Columbus, Indiana, while his father undergoes a medical crisis. He meets a young woman who loves architecture and they form a quiet friendship.

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What happens

Columbus is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Kogonada. The film stars John Cho as the son of a renowned architecture scholar who gets stranded in Columbus, Indiana, and strikes up a friendship with a young architecture enthusiast (Haley Lu Richardson) who works at the local library. Michelle Forbes, Rory Culkin, and Parker Posey appear in supporting roles. Columbus premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on August 4, 2017, by the Sundance Institute, and received acclaim from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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